In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.

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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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:...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...