We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.

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Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every...

Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every...

Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or...

Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or...

Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and...

Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and...

There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of...

There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of...

After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It...

After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It...

Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can.

Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can.

During the last war when there was a market for everything that could be produced,...

During the last war when there was a market for everything that could be produced,...

Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than...

Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than...

Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by...

Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by...

As I have tried to show, science, in producing the airplane and the wireless, has...

As I have tried to show, science, in producing the airplane and the wireless, has...

It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad....

It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad....

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new...

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new...

The history of our civilization has been one of intermittent war.

The history of our civilization has been one of intermittent war.

Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would...

Science has produced such powerful weapons that in a war between great powers there would...

However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with...

However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with...

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the...

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the...

When the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth, the...

When the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth, the...

The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret...

The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret...

In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years...

In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years...

If the views I have expressed be right, we can think of our civilization evolving...

If the views I have expressed be right, we can think of our civilization evolving...