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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... refusal of my proposal was not unexpected, since I already had indications of the sentiment among colleagues abroad. The situation in Berlin is strange. Professionally speaking, the scientists and mathematicians are strictly ...
... refusal of my proposal was not unexpected, since I already had indications of the sentiment among colleagues abroad. The situation in Berlin is strange. Professionally speaking, the scientists and mathematicians are strictly ...
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... refusing to submit their case to arbitration and were creating practically a state of war in Europe. I believe that some other members of the committee would have been willing to take that line. The committee itself consists largely of ...
... refusing to submit their case to arbitration and were creating practically a state of war in Europe. I believe that some other members of the committee would have been willing to take that line. The committee itself consists largely of ...
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... can most effectively fight the institution of war by establishing, in time of peace, an organization for absolute refusal of military service. The efforts made in this direction in England and CHAPTER FOUR—WAR RESISTANCE I —1928-1931 78.
... can most effectively fight the institution of war by establishing, in time of peace, an organization for absolute refusal of military service. The efforts made in this direction in England and CHAPTER FOUR—WAR RESISTANCE I —1928-1931 78.
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... refusal of military service in four statements made during the latter half of 1928. Late in August 1928, a manifesto opposing military conscription was released; Einstein signed the manifesto together with almost seventy other ...
... refusal of military service in four statements made during the latter half of 1928. Late in August 1928, a manifesto opposing military conscription was released; Einstein signed the manifesto together with almost seventy other ...
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... refusing military service. To the World Peace League in Geneva, Einstein contributed this statement for their “Golden Book of Peace”: No one has the moral right to call himself a Christian or a Jew if he is prepared to commit murder ...
... refusing military service. To the World Peace League in Geneva, Einstein contributed this statement for their “Golden Book of Peace”: No one has the moral right to call himself a Christian or a Jew if he is prepared to commit murder ...
Contents
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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