Einstein on Peace“Einstein was not only the ablest man of science of his generation, he was also a wise man, which is something different. If statesmen had listened to him, the course of human events would have been less disastrous than it has been.” This verdict, from the Preface by Bertrand Russell, sums up the importance of this first collection of Albert Einstein’s writings on war, peace, and the atom bomb. In this volume, thanks to the Estate of Albert Einstein, the complete story is told of how one of the greatest minds of modern times worked from 1914 until 1955 on the problem of peace. It is a fascinating record of a man’s courage, his sincerity, and his concern for those who survive him. This book is also a history of the peace movement in modern times. Here are letters to and from some of the most famous men of his generation, including the correspondence between Einstein and Sigmund Freud on aggression and war, and the true story of his famous letter to President Roosevelt reporting the theoretical possibility of nuclear fission. It is the living record of more than forty years of Einstein’s untiring struggle to mobilize forces all over the world for the abolition of war and the creation of a supranational organization to solve conflicts among nations. |
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... LEAGUE OF NATIONS — 1922-1927 55 CHAPTER FOUR—WAR RESISTANCE I —1928-1931 78 CHAPTER FIVE—WAR RESISTANCE II — 1931-1932 106 CHAPTER SIX—THE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY — 1932-1933 134 CHAPTER SEVEN—ADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY OF ...
... LEAGUE OF NATIONS — 1922-1927 55 CHAPTER FOUR—WAR RESISTANCE I —1928-1931 78 CHAPTER FIVE—WAR RESISTANCE II — 1931-1932 106 CHAPTER SIX—THE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY — 1932-1933 134 CHAPTER SEVEN—ADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY OF ...
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... League of Nations and, in 1945, the United Nations. But his belief in the desirability of a world organization had been inspired even more by another consideration: Einstein had long since realized that the maintenance of international ...
... League of Nations and, in 1945, the United Nations. But his belief in the desirability of a world organization had been inspired even more by another consideration: Einstein had long since realized that the maintenance of international ...
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Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. nations that participate in it will, in all likelihood, pay an exceedingly high price ... League of Europeans. This league may then raise its voice and take action. We ourselves seek but to make the first ...
Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. nations that participate in it will, in all likelihood, pay an exceedingly high price ... League of Europeans. This league may then raise its voice and take action. We ourselves seek but to make the first ...
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... League of Nations, we demand forthwith: revocation of the state of siege, of censorship and protective custody; amnesty for all political prisoners; investigation into the question of war guilt; complete freedom of the press, speech and ...
... League of Nations, we demand forthwith: revocation of the state of siege, of censorship and protective custody; amnesty for all political prisoners; investigation into the question of war guilt; complete freedom of the press, speech and ...
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... nations. An important step in that direction had been taken by the French a month earlier. A delegation of ... League for Human Rights had joined forces with fourteen other German pacifist groups. The tenor of the event was set by a ...
... nations. An important step in that direction had been taken by the French a month earlier. A delegation of ... League for Human Rights had joined forces with fourteen other German pacifist groups. The tenor of the event was set by a ...
Contents
CHAPTER SIXTHE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY | |
CHAPTER SEVENADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY | |
CHAPTER EIGHTARRIVAL IN AMERICA | |
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CHAPTER NINEBIRTH OF THE ATOMIC AGE 1939 | |
CHAPTER TENTHE SECOND WORLD WAR 19391945 | |
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