The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual nation was inextricably bound up with the prosperity of the whole community of nations.

Quote by Arthur Henderson

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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.

It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole...

It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole...

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 Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and...

The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and...

Four years of world war, at a cost in human suffering which our minds are...

Four years of world war, at a cost in human suffering which our minds are...

In some states militant nationalism has gone to the lengths of dictatorship, the cult of...

In some states militant nationalism has gone to the lengths of dictatorship, the cult of...

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...

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 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.

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

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

The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is...

The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is...

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...

I do not believe that the values which the Western democracies consider essential to civilization...

I do not believe that the values which the Western democracies consider essential to civilization...

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...

The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is...

The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is...

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...

Moreover, war has become a thing potentially so terrible and destructive that it should have...

Moreover, war has become a thing potentially so terrible and destructive that it should have...

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes...

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes...

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...

Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for...

Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for...