The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned.

Quote by Hjalmar Branting

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Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is...

Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is...

Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by...

Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by...

A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should...

A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should...

We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of...

We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of...

The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all...

The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all...

There is no reason why agreement on particular points should not be both possible and...

There is no reason why agreement on particular points should not be both possible and...

The kind of support encouraged by such modes of expression has always arisen basically from...

The kind of support encouraged by such modes of expression has always arisen basically from...

All in all, the League of Nations is not inevitably bound, as some maintain from...

All in all, the League of Nations is not inevitably bound, as some maintain from...

But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through...

But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through...

At Geneva, the neutral states were often in agreement concerning the preliminaries for Genoa, and...

At Geneva, the neutral states were often in agreement concerning the preliminaries for Genoa, and...

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in...

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in...

Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international...

Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international...

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature.

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature.

And the annual meetings of the League's Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding...

And the annual meetings of the League's Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding...

No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run,...

No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run,...

As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks...

As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks...

We here in the North have for many years had a natural tendency to feel...

We here in the North have for many years had a natural tendency to feel...

It is a commonplace that the League of Nations is not yet-what its most enthusiastic...

It is a commonplace that the League of Nations is not yet-what its most enthusiastic...

As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all...

As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all...