“He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.”
— Arthur Henderson
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“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.”
— Arthur Henderson
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“Moreover, war has become a thing potentially so terrible and destructive that it should have been the common aim of statesmen to put an end to it forever.”
— Arthur Henderson
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“As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in disarmament by abolishing the weapons forbidden to the Central Powers by the Peace Treaties.”
— Arthur Henderson
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Category: equality
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“As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in disarmament by abolishing the weapons forbidden to the Central Powers by the Peace Treaties.”
— Arthur Henderson
Author: Arthur Henderson
Category: peace
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“It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be done to banish the fear of war that hangs so heavily over the world.”
— Arthur Henderson
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“He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.”
— Arthur Henderson
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Category: war
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“Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.”
— Arthur Henderson
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Category: freedom
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“In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.”
— Arthur Henderson
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Category: politics
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“In our modern world of interdependent nations, hardly any state can wage war successfully without raising loans and buying war materials of every kind in the markets of other nations.”
— Arthur Henderson
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Category: war
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“It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be done to banish the fear of war that hangs so heavily over the world.”
— Arthur Henderson
Author: Arthur Henderson
Category: peace
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