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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... in the sense that it was to make him a conscious citizen of the world, who henceforth was to consider the fight against war, the horrors of which were brought home to him every day, his most deeply felt concern until the hour.
... in the sense that it was to make him a conscious citizen of the world, who henceforth was to consider the fight against war, the horrors of which were brought home to him every day, his most deeply felt concern until the hour.
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... consider whether, in an effort to rally and gain a hearing for all those hiding presently in lonely corners, you should not someday speak as a European to Europeans. Even today we would meet with greater success than four years ago—even ...
... consider whether, in an effort to rally and gain a hearing for all those hiding presently in lonely corners, you should not someday speak as a European to Europeans. Even today we would meet with greater success than four years ago—even ...
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... consider men like Nicolai to be Utopians do so with honest conviction. Only facts can cure the misled masses of the delusion that we live for the state, and that the state should, at any price, concentrate all power in its own hands. To ...
... consider men like Nicolai to be Utopians do so with honest conviction. Only facts can cure the misled masses of the delusion that we live for the state, and that the state should, at any price, concentrate all power in its own hands. To ...
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... consider to be obsolete. Suffering is indeed more acceptable to me than resort to violence. History alone will teach us whither we shall be led by the attitudes exalted by you and so many of your contemporaries. Apart from the ultimate ...
... consider to be obsolete. Suffering is indeed more acceptable to me than resort to violence. History alone will teach us whither we shall be led by the attitudes exalted by you and so many of your contemporaries. Apart from the ultimate ...
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... consider only slightly less of an evil. Domestic politics here are utterly dishonest. Reaction is rife with all manners of excess, and dressed up in a repulsive revolutionary guise. One scarcely knows where to look in order to find any ...
... consider only slightly less of an evil. Domestic politics here are utterly dishonest. Reaction is rife with all manners of excess, and dressed up in a repulsive revolutionary guise. One scarcely knows where to look in order to find any ...
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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