We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.

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

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

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

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

In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations.

The world before 1914 was already a world in which the welfare of each individual nation was inextricably bound up with the prosperity of the whole community of nations.