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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... believe he must have felt that man's actions in war violated the sublime laws of the universe, that the wilful killing of millions interfered with nature's course for which he, the scientist, had the deepest reverence. It appears that ...
... believe he must have felt that man's actions in war violated the sublime laws of the universe, that the wilful killing of millions interfered with nature's course for which he, the scientist, had the deepest reverence. It appears that ...
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... believe man's healthy common sense will grasp it instinctively and not tolerate that our fair earth be so shamefully violated. What we, a few isolated individuals, stand for today will, I believe, be the common property of all tomorrow ...
... believe man's healthy common sense will grasp it instinctively and not tolerate that our fair earth be so shamefully violated. What we, a few isolated individuals, stand for today will, I believe, be the common property of all tomorrow ...
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... believe that what you say about Germany is, unfortunately, true; but you do not know the sufferings of the “other side.” The evil is contaminating; even as they fight one another, the nations pursue the same interests; and no one has ...
... believe that what you say about Germany is, unfortunately, true; but you do not know the sufferings of the “other side.” The evil is contaminating; even as they fight one another, the nations pursue the same interests; and no one has ...
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... believe that such efforts toward international reconciliation hold out much promise of success at present. I gave my signature because it would have been worse to withhold it; but I was convinced that the appeal would not produce much ...
... believe that such efforts toward international reconciliation hold out much promise of success at present. I gave my signature because it would have been worse to withhold it; but I was convinced that the appeal would not produce much ...
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... believe the condition in which the world finds itself today makes it not only a matter of idealism but one of dire necessity to create unity and intellectual cooperation among nations. Those of us who are alive to these needs must stop ...
... believe the condition in which the world finds itself today makes it not only a matter of idealism but one of dire necessity to create unity and intellectual cooperation among nations. Those of us who are alive to these needs must stop ...
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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