"A dark and terrible side of this sense……" — Emily Greene Balch
"A dark and terrible side of this sense of community of interests is the fear of a horrible common destiny which in these days of atomic weapons darkens men's minds all around the globe."
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26 Quotes by Emily Greene Balch
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Technology gives us the facilities that lessen the barriers of time and distance - the telegraph and cable, the telephone,…
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The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and…
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As the world community develops in peace, it will open up great untapped reservoirs in human nature.
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The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule.
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Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles, face change…
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Industrialization based on machinery, already referred to as a characteristic of our age, is but one aspect of the revolution…
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The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have…
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Probably people always feel that they are living in a time of transition, but we can hardly be mistaken perhaps…
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We are not asked to subscribe to any utopia or to believe in a perfect world just around the corner.…
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It is natural to try to understand one's own time and to seek to analyse the forces that move it.
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Human nature seems to me like the Alps. The depths are profound, black as night, and terrifying, but the heights…
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A second characteristic of our time is the prevalence of nationalism. This is still spreading, affecting new communities, more peripheral…
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