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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... action in behalf of individuals and society as a whole. He felt a deep responsibility to lend his efforts and influence whenever he hoped they might prove effective. He was ready, at any hour, to interrupt his scientific work, which ...
... action in behalf of individuals and society as a whole. He felt a deep responsibility to lend his efforts and influence whenever he hoped they might prove effective. He was ready, at any hour, to interrupt his scientific work, which ...
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... action was necessary. The result was a public declaration by intellectuals in a “Manifesto to the Civilized World.” The Manifesto, issued early in October 1914, has long since become notorious.{3} The German word used in the title of ...
... action was necessary. The result was a public declaration by intellectuals in a “Manifesto to the Civilized World.” The Manifesto, issued early in October 1914, has long since become notorious.{3} The German word used in the title of ...
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... action. To a liberal professor in Potsdam, Germany, he wrote on August 17, 1919: ...I was not among the authors who drafted the appeal. Being only too well aware of the bitterness prevalent in the various countries, I do not believe ...
... action. To a liberal professor in Potsdam, Germany, he wrote on August 17, 1919: ...I was not among the authors who drafted the appeal. Being only too well aware of the bitterness prevalent in the various countries, I do not believe ...
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... action has in no sense been determined by political bias, let alone chauvinism. Because his resignation from the League's committee received wide publicity, Einstein felt obliged to offer a public explanation which appeared in the June ...
... action has in no sense been determined by political bias, let alone chauvinism. Because his resignation from the League's committee received wide publicity, Einstein felt obliged to offer a public explanation which appeared in the June ...
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... become an accomplice to an action which I strongly consider to be painfully unjust. This feeling becomes all the stronger when I think of the French and Belgians who have, of recent years, committed too many sins to continue to pose as.
... become an accomplice to an action which I strongly consider to be painfully unjust. This feeling becomes all the stronger when I think of the French and Belgians who have, of recent years, committed too many sins to continue to pose as.
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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