Einstein on PeaceChronological selection from Einstein's letters and writings which reflect his desire for the abolition of war. |
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... society - could not be realized . The existence of military institutions , the training of youth to serve as unthinking tools for the most flagrantly asocial purposes , the de- moralizing effect of war preparations upon civilian life ...
... society - could not be realized . The existence of military institutions , the training of youth to serve as unthinking tools for the most flagrantly asocial purposes , the de- moralizing effect of war preparations upon civilian life ...
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... society . But there are times when neither the state nor society exert a counteracting influence or , if so , they do so only very imperfectly . Their failure to act occurs in time of war or when a politically influential group seeks to ...
... society . But there are times when neither the state nor society exert a counteracting influence or , if so , they do so only very imperfectly . Their failure to act occurs in time of war or when a politically influential group seeks to ...
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... society meant dangers of all sorts ; but these dangers were chaotic in nature , subject to chance . Human society , of which one was a part , seemed as a whole stable . Measured by the ideals of taste and morals , it was decidedly ...
... society meant dangers of all sorts ; but these dangers were chaotic in nature , subject to chance . Human society , of which one was a part , seemed as a whole stable . Measured by the ideals of taste and morals , it was decidedly ...
Contents
THE REALITY OF WAR 19141918 | 1 |
HOPE AND DISILLU | 27 |
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND THE LEAGUE | 58 |
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