The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?

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We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were...

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were...

As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in...

As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in...

The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They...

The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They...

It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to...

It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to...

This is our world, and we must make the best of it.

This is our world, and we must make the best of it.

One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the...

One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the...

He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox:...

He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox:...

The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding...

The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding...

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have...

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have...

To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.

To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion...

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion...

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.

But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action,...

But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action,...

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some...

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some...

In our modern world of interdependent nations, hardly any state can wage war successfully without...

In our modern world of interdependent nations, hardly any state can wage war successfully without...

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses...

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses...

The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual...

The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual...

Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we...

Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we...

Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.

Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.