Arthur Henderson

The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and…

— Arthur Henderson

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of…

— Arthur Henderson

Four years of world war, at a cost in human suffering which our minds are mercifully too limited to imagine, led to…

— Arthur Henderson

But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action, and this would, in its turn, make…

— Arthur Henderson

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the…

— Arthur Henderson

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.

— Arthur Henderson

Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.

— Arthur Henderson

To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.

— Arthur Henderson

The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a…

— Arthur Henderson

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.

— Arthur Henderson

The vast upheaval of the World War set in motion forces that will either destroy civilization or raise mankind to undreamed of…

— Arthur Henderson

In our modern world of interdependent nations, hardly any state can wage war successfully without raising loans and buying war materials of…

— Arthur Henderson

Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to…

— Arthur Henderson

Perhaps the grimmest aspect of this great paradox is that the very nations that are chiefly responsible for starting and for maintaining…

— Arthur Henderson

The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual nation was inextricably bound up with the…

— Arthur Henderson

This is our world, and we must make the best of it.

— Arthur Henderson

The world wants disarmament, the world needs disarmament. We have it in our power to help fashion future history.

— Arthur Henderson

It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths…

— Arthur Henderson

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

— Arthur Henderson

Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the…

— Arthur Henderson

I do not believe that the values which the Western democracies consider essential to civilization can survive in a world rent by…

— Arthur Henderson

The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United…

— Arthur Henderson

The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years…

— Arthur Henderson

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching…

— Arthur Henderson

The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as…

— Arthur Henderson