Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...