“War has no longer the justification that it makes for the survival of the fittest; it involves the survival of the less fit. The idea that the struggle between nations is a part of the evolutionary law of man's advance involves a profound misreading of the biological analogy. The warlike nations do not inherit the earth; they represent the decaying human element.” WarPeaceReasoningHuman Development Book:The Great Illusion Source: The Great Illusion
“The Council of the Union of Democratic Control re-affirms its unshaken conviction that a lasting settlement cannot be secured by a peace based upon the right of conquest and followed by commercial war, but only by a peace which gives just consideration to the claims of nationality, and which lays the foundation of a real European partnership.” GivingWarRealClaimsFoundationLaysUnionsDemocraticConvictionConsiderationLastingPartnershipConquestCouncilNationalitySettlementSecured Author:Norman Angell
“Let us face squarely the paradox that the world which goes to war is a world, usually genuinely desiring peace. War is the outcome, not mainly of evil intentions, but on the whole of good intentions which miscarry or are frustrated. It is made not usually by evil men knowing themselves to be wrong, but is the outcome of policies pursued by good men usually passionately convinced that they are right.” MenWorldMadeWarWholeFacesEvilKnowingPolicyIntentionConvincedOutcomesParadoxGood ManAnti WarFrustratedPursuedGood IntentionsPeace WarNo WarEvil Man Author:Norman Angell
“It is part of the moral tragedy with which we are dealing that words like 'democracy,' 'freedom,' 'rights,' 'justice,' which have so often inspired heroism and have led men to give their lives for things which make life worthwhile, can also become a trap, the means of destroying the very things men desire to uphold.” MenGivingMeanWarDesireJusticeMoralDemocracyRightsTragedyInspiredDestroyingWorthwhileAntiwarHeroismTrapsDemocracy Freedom Author:Norman Angell
“The capitalist can only make a whole people go to war . . . by capturing the popular will. The only prophylactic against that situation is to make the public aware of the way in which it is being misled.” PeopleWayWarWholeLyingSituationDeceitCapitalistMisled Book:The great illusion--now Source: The great illusion--now
