Quotes of Arthur Henderson - somelinesforyou

“ To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ In some states militant nationalism has gone to the lengths of dictatorship, the cult of the absolute or totalitarian state and the glorification of war. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order,,,between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order,,,between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ 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

“ Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ 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

“ 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. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the nations of the world. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The Peace Conference was the scene, or, shall we say, the first stage, in a tremendous struggle between the new forces, the new hopes and aspirations to which the agony of the World War had given birth, and the champions of the old order in patriotism and in economic relations alike. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order,,,between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between them. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ 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. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence, without haste and without pause. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace? ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order,,,between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization. ”

- Arthur Henderson

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

- Arthur Henderson

“ Perhaps the grimmest aspect of this great paradox is that the very nations that are chiefly responsible for starting and for maintaining the Disarmament Conference are also the nations that have begun a new arms race. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ 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. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ 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

“ 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

“ The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization. ”

- Arthur Henderson

“ The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace? ”

- Arthur Henderson
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