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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... SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATION — 1947 300 CHAPTER FOURTEEN—THE STRUGGLE FOR MANKIND'S SURVIVAL — 1948 339 I 348 II 348 III 349 IV 350 CHAPTER FIFTEEN—TOTAL DISARMAMENT OR NONE — 1949-1950 376 CHAPTER SIXTEEN—THE FIGHT FOR INTELLECTUAL ...
... SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATION — 1947 300 CHAPTER FOURTEEN—THE STRUGGLE FOR MANKIND'S SURVIVAL — 1948 339 I 348 II 348 III 349 IV 350 CHAPTER FIFTEEN—TOTAL DISARMAMENT OR NONE — 1949-1950 376 CHAPTER SIXTEEN—THE FIGHT FOR INTELLECTUAL ...
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... organization which would have circumscribed authority only in matters directly relating to the preservation of peace: any infringement upon the sovereign power of member nations would be limited by the world organization's obligations ...
... organization which would have circumscribed authority only in matters directly relating to the preservation of peace: any infringement upon the sovereign power of member nations would be limited by the world organization's obligations ...
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... supranational organization after the war which it was hoped would make future wars impossible. The first pamphlet, which was published in October 1914, even before the actual formation of the group, was entitled The Creation of the ...
... supranational organization after the war which it was hoped would make future wars impossible. The first pamphlet, which was published in October 1914, even before the actual formation of the group, was entitled The Creation of the ...
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... supranational organization as a prerequisite to the abolition of war. Hence, it was to be expected that he would welcome the founding of the League of Nations in 1920. During the first years of its existence, he had no direct contacts ...
... supranational organization as a prerequisite to the abolition of war. Hence, it was to be expected that he would welcome the founding of the League of Nations in 1920. During the first years of its existence, he had no direct contacts ...
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... supranational organization. I hope I have been able to convince you that my action has in no sense been determined by political bias, let alone chauvinism. Because his resignation from the League's committee received wide publicity ...
... supranational organization. I hope I have been able to convince you that my action has in no sense been determined by political bias, let alone chauvinism. Because his resignation from the League's committee received wide publicity ...
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 | |
236 | |
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