But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action, and this would, in its turn, make necessary some form of collective self-defence by the loyal members of the League.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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:...

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.

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

The vast upheaval of the World War set in motion forces that will either destroy...

The vast upheaval of the World War set in motion forces that will either destroy...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a...

The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a...