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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... convinced that, as long as war existed as an accepted institution, the intellectual freedom of the individual—which he considered to be the foundation of human society—could not be realized. The existence of military institutions, the ...
... convinced that, as long as war existed as an accepted institution, the intellectual freedom of the individual—which he considered to be the foundation of human society—could not be realized. The existence of military institutions, the ...
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... convinced that, under socialism, there was a greater possibility of attaining the maximum degree of individual freedom compatible with the public welfare than under any other system known to man. Einstein's socialism was a deeply felt ...
... convinced that, under socialism, there was a greater possibility of attaining the maximum degree of individual freedom compatible with the public welfare than under any other system known to man. Einstein's socialism was a deeply felt ...
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... convinced that a nation could not arm and disarm at the same time. He felt this even more strongly when, after 1945, the possibility of nuclear war threatened the annihilation of the human race. It was during those years of the post-war ...
... convinced that a nation could not arm and disarm at the same time. He felt this even more strongly when, after 1945, the possibility of nuclear war threatened the annihilation of the human race. It was during those years of the post-war ...
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... convinced that the concept of a “world arrayed in arms against us” [a widespread German obsession in that period] has been forged by this reactionary outlook. In my opinion, Germany's salvation lies only in a swift and radical process ...
... convinced that the concept of a “world arrayed in arms against us” [a widespread German obsession in that period] has been forged by this reactionary outlook. In my opinion, Germany's salvation lies only in a swift and radical process ...
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... convinced that we could really help turn those fellows into honest democrats? How naive we were, even as men forty years old! I can only laugh when I think about it. Neither of us realized how much more powerful is instinct compared to ...
... convinced that we could really help turn those fellows into honest democrats? How naive we were, even as men forty years old! I can only laugh when I think about it. Neither of us realized how much more powerful is instinct compared to ...
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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