Bohemian (Czech) Hopes and Aspirations
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Excerpt from Bohemian (Czech) Hopes and Aspirations: A Lecture Delivered by Charles Pergler L. L. B., At the State University of Minnesota on March 28th, 1916 It is only a truism to say that the days of self-sufficiency of any country are gone never to return. For a generation, ever since the Congress of Berlin, the prediction was often and freely made that the future European war would start in the Balkans. It did so start, and lately, as a result of the conflagration kindled in the Southeastern Europe, the United States more than once have been brought to the very brink of war. Yet, prior to this war, how many of us interested ourselves in the Balkan problem? How many of us were aware of the fearful results of the world´s failure to sensibly and justly solve the problem of small nationalities in Europe? This, of itself, is a sufficient justification for a thecture on any one of the small nationalities in Europe. It may no longer be claimed that we are not our brothers´ keepers. Sociologically speaking, the doctrine so crudely expressed in the saying, "Each man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost," has been relegated to the limbo of things obsolete and no longer true in any sense. It is contrary to our conception of enlightened self-interest, it is contrary to our modern ethical opinions and beliefs. What is true of relations of individuals within a state is true of international relations. No nation on the face of the globe is safe so long as any other nation is oppressed and has to struggle for freedom and liberty. Oppression and tyranny breed resistance. In the words of William Lloyd Garrison, "Oppression and insurrection go hand in hand, as cause and effect are allied together. In what age of the world have tyrants reigned with impunity, or the victims of tyranny not resisted unto blood?" Friction growing out of the relation of. oppressed and oppressors may, at any time endanger the world´s peace. This is to be especially considered when we speak of a country concerning which Bismarck said: "Bohemia is a fortress created by God himself." To paraphrase the expression of an eminent English author, Mr. Seton Watson, it behooves the world, in its own interest, as well as for the sake of justice and humanity, to see to it that Bohemia becomes a fortress, not of reaction, but of liberty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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