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Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: History | Clicks: 294 | Rank: 10.00 | Fav

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: War | Clicks: 155 | Rank: 0 | Fav

We cannot give up hope for the future of humanity because it is our destiny to shape that future for good or ill.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Future | Clicks: 384 | Rank: 0 | Fav

To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Pace | Clicks: 434 | Rank: 1.00 | Fav

Thus, there can be no real disarmament except on the basis of the collective peace system of the League of Nations.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 137 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Pace | Clicks: 169 | Rank: 0 | Fav

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...

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 157 | Rank: 0 | Fav

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

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: World | Clicks: 295 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet...

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 152 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 132 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The world wants disarmament, the world needs disarmament. We have it in our power to help fashion future history.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Pace | Clicks: 205 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual nation was inextricably bound up with the prosperity of the whole community of nations.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 131 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The vast upheaval of the World War set in motion forces that will either destroy civilization or raise mankind to undreamed of heights of human welfare and prosperity.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 160 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The real difficulty is to make sure that such treaty obligations will be observed.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 136 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 146 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The Peace Conference was the scene, or, shall we say, the first stage, in a tremendous struggle between the new forces, the new hopes and aspirations to which the agony of the World War had given...

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 143 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 141 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: War | Clicks: 170 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The inevitable result was the balance of power, the arms race, the dividing up of the world into rival alliances, and ultimately, war.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Unclasified | Clicks: 125 | Rank: 0 | Fav

The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as moral and intellectual.

Author: Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) | Theme: Tirany | Clicks: 179 | Rank: 0 | Fav
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