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... is argued here that these forces give us powers novel in history , and bring mankind face to face with dangers such as it has never confronted before . It is maintained that , on the one hand , THE IDEA OF A LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
... is argued here that these forces give us powers novel in history , and bring mankind face to face with dangers such as it has never confronted before . It is maintained that , on the one hand , THE IDEA OF A LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
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... mankind , the great phases seem all to be marked by the appearance of some new invention , which facilitates trade or intercourse and may be regarded as the operating cause of the new phase . The inventions of writing , of the wheel and ...
... mankind , the great phases seem all to be marked by the appearance of some new invention , which facilitates trade or intercourse and may be regarded as the operating cause of the new phase . The inventions of writing , of the wheel and ...
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... mankind that are coming upon us . Even if we were to suppose that this rush of novel accelerating contrivances would be presently checked , and there is little justification for any such supposi- tion , it would still behoove us to work ...
... mankind that are coming upon us . Even if we were to suppose that this rush of novel accelerating contrivances would be presently checked , and there is little justification for any such supposi- tion , it would still behoove us to work ...
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... mankind to organize a permanent peace , and , on the other , a progressive development of the preparation for war and the means of conducting war which must ultimately eat up human freedom and all human effort , and , as the phrase goes ...
... mankind to organize a permanent peace , and , on the other , a progressive development of the preparation for war and the means of conducting war which must ultimately eat up human freedom and all human effort , and , as the phrase goes ...
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... mankind henceforth , until the prospect of war can be shut off from international affairs . It is foolish to ignore these grimly budding possibilities of the tank . There they are , and they cannot be avoided if war is to go on . - But ...
... mankind henceforth , until the prospect of war can be shut off from international affairs . It is foolish to ignore these grimly budding possibilities of the tank . There they are , and they cannot be avoided if war is to go on . - But ...
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