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title: "1 Democratic Governments Quotes By Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker"
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> [Defeatism about the feasibility of plans for disarmament and ordered peace has been the most calamitious of all the errors made by democratic governments in modern times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-noel-baker-baron-noel-baker/defeatism-about-the-feasibility-of-plans-for-disarmament-and-ordered/)

Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker

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## More by Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker

> [Defeatism about the past is a grievous error; defeatism about the future is a crime!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-noel-baker-baron-noel-baker/defeatism-about-the-past-is-a-grievous-error-defeatism-about-the/)

Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker

> [In the age when the atom has been split, the moon encircled, diseases conquered, is disarmament so difficult a matter that it must remain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-noel-baker-baron-noel-baker/in-the-age-when-the-atom-has-been-split-the-moon-encircled-diseases/)

Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker

> [Defeatism about the feasibility of plans for disarmament and ordered peace has been the most calamitious of all the errors made by democratic governments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-noel-baker-baron-noel-baker/defeatism-about-the-feasibility-of-plans-for-disarmament-and-ordered/)

Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker

> [War is a damnable, filthy thing and has destroyed civilization after civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-noel-baker-baron-noel-baker/war-is-a-damnable-filthy-thing-and-has-destroyed-civilization-after/)

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