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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... fact that, in an ironical way, the world had made his life lonely also in a physical sense. His unique reputation and universally known countenance had made him a virtual prisoner in his own house and its immediate surroundings ...
... fact that, in an ironical way, the world had made his life lonely also in a physical sense. His unique reputation and universally known countenance had made him a virtual prisoner in his own house and its immediate surroundings ...
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... fact that one belongs to that idiotic, rotten species which boasts of its freedom of will. How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will! In such a place even I should be an ardent patriot ...
... fact that one belongs to that idiotic, rotten species which boasts of its freedom of will. How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will! In such a place even I should be an ardent patriot ...
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... fact that a theory formulated by a German has been confirmed by observations on the part of Englishmen has brought the possibility of co-operation between these two scientifically-minded nations much closer. Quite apart from the great ...
... fact that a theory formulated by a German has been confirmed by observations on the part of Englishmen has brought the possibility of co-operation between these two scientifically-minded nations much closer. Quite apart from the great ...
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... facts objectively. Now, after the fact, we seek to bring about an awareness of the deep wrong that was done—but what should these people do to purge themselves? Having now fallen themselves into utter impotence, they must assume that ...
... facts objectively. Now, after the fact, we seek to bring about an awareness of the deep wrong that was done—but what should these people do to purge themselves? Having now fallen themselves into utter impotence, they must assume that ...
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... fact that personal contact among those peoples recently at war with one another has virtually ceased, thus allowing feelings of prejudice to achieve fantastic proportions. Even the commonplace truth that the character of individuals is ...
... fact that personal contact among those peoples recently at war with one another has virtually ceased, thus allowing feelings of prejudice to achieve fantastic proportions. Even the commonplace truth that the character of individuals is ...
Contents
CHAPTER FOURWAR RESISTANCE I 19281931 78 | |
CHAPTER FIVEWAR RESISTANCE II 19311932 106 | |
CHAPTER SIXTHE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY | |
CHAPTER SEVENADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY | |
CHAPTER EIGHTARRIVAL IN AMERICA | |
188 | |
CHAPTER NINEBIRTH OF THE ATOMIC AGE 1939 | |
CHAPTER TENTHE SECOND WORLD WAR 19391945 | |
236 | |
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