The man of science, the artist, the philosopher are attached to their nations as much as the day-laborer and the merchant.
Julien BendaPeace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace.
Julien BendaI shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning man's future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring.
Julien BendaPeace is only possible if men cease to place their happiness in the possession of things which cannot be shared.
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