Christian Lous Lange

“In particular, the efforts to reestablish peace after the World War have been directed toward the formation of states and the regulation of their frontiers according to a consciously national program.”

“Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable.”

“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.”

“The free trade movement in the middle of the last century represents the first conscious recognition of these new circumstances and of the necessity to adapt to them.”

“It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle.”

“Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism.”

“The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the program of internationalism.”

“The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states.”

“Europe cannot survive another world war.”

“Like all social theories, internationalism must seek its basis in the economic and technical fields; here are to be found the most profound and the most decisive factors in the development of society.”

“Earlier ages fortified themselves behind the sovereign state, behind protectionism and militarism.”

“No state is free from militarism, which is inherent in the very concept of the sovereign state. There are merely differences of degree in the militarism of states.”

“The territorial state is such an ancient form of society - here in Europe it dates back thousands of years - that it is now protected by the sanctity of age and the glory of tradition. A strong religious feeling mingles with the respect and the devotion to the fatherland.”

“Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states.”

“Internationalism on the other hand admits that spiritual achievements have their roots deep in national life; from this national consciousness art and literature derive their character and strength and on it even many of the humanistic sciences are firmly based.”

“The idea of eternity lives in all of us. We thirst to live in a belief which raises our small personality to a higher coherence - a coherence which is human and yet superhuman, absolute and yet steadily growing and developing, ideal and yet real.”

“Every time economic and technical development takes a step forward, forces emerge which attempt to create political forms for what, on the economic-technical plane, has already more or less become reality.”

“On the contrary. Internationalism also recognizes, by its very name, that nations do exist. It simply limits their scope more than one-sided nationalism does.”