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> [To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background, his race, religious beliefs, or philosophy, is capable of reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/to-assert-that-it-is-possible-to-establish-peace-between-men-of/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

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> [Movements such as the Pan-Germanic, Pan-Islamic, or Pan-Negro justify themselves on the basis of their common language, or their common religion, or their color. But since the undefined masses involved in these movements lack the essential and real unity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/movements-such-as-the-pan-germanic-pan-islamic-or-pan-negro-justify/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

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## More by Leon Bourgeois

> [The doctrine of Christ enjoins men, all brothers in His eyes, to love one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/the-doctrine-of-christ-enjoins-men-all-brothers-in-his-eyes-to-love/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/to-assert-that-it-is-possible-to-establish-peace-between-men-of/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/to-assert-that-it-is-possible-to-establish-peace-between-men-of-2/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [The rise of man from the animal to the human level was prolonged by the necessity of rising from a state of barbarism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/the-rise-of-man-from-the-animal-to-the-human-level-was-prolonged-by/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [At first, laws evolved out of religious doctrines. It followed that they were recognized only when advantageous to those who practiced the same religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/at-first-laws-evolved-out-of-religious-doctrines-it-followed-that/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [Never should the power of an individual be allowed to impede the progress of the rest of the nation; never should the power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/never-should-the-power-of-an-individual-be-allowed-to-impede-the/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [Human passions, like the forces of nature, are eternal; it is not a matter of denying their existence, but of assessing them and understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/human-passions-like-the-forces-of-nature-are-eternal-it-is-not-a/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/all-men-equal-in-rights-and-duties-all-men-equally-responsible-for/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [Just as the formation of the family is basic to the formation of the state, so the states themselves are the only units that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/just-as-the-formation-of-the-family-is-basic-to-the-formation-of-the/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [The concept of patriotism is not incompatible with that of humanity; on the contrary, let me state emphatically that he who best serves pacifism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/the-concept-of-patriotism-is-not-incompatible-with-that-of-humanity/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

> [Movements such as the Pan-Germanic, Pan-Islamic, or Pan-Negro justify themselves on the basis of their common language, or their common religion, or their color.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-bourgeois/movements-such-as-the-pan-germanic-pan-islamic-or-pan-negro-justify/)

[Leon Bourgeois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-bourgeois/)

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