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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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:...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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...