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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.

I Do Not Believe That The Values Which The Western Democracies Consider Essential To Civilization Can Survive In A World Rent By The International Anarchy Of Nationalism And The Economic Anarchy Of Competitive Enterprise.

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.

In Some States Militant Nationalism Has Gone To The Lengths Of Dictatorship, The Cult Of The Absolute Or Totalitarian State And The Glorification Of War.

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.