Life of George Washington
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (O´boyle, James) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Life of George Washington: The Father of Modern Democracy In presenting to the public this present work, I am carrying out a promise made in the preface to the volume, "From Washington to Roosevelt," my first effort in American history. In issuing it at this juncture, when half the so-called civilzed world is in the throes of the most gigantic war in history, I am inspired by the hope that it may pave the way in some measure to a true estimate of what should be the most hopeful line of democratic progress in the future. To me it seems obvious that the aim of nations after peace has been achieved should be to federate on a plan analogous to that adopted in America after the Revolution. It might at first sight seem but a day-dream to suggest and co-ordination amongst the powers of the world, considering the obstacles to be surmounted in any scheme of such magnitude, but the danger of a periodic recurrence of war under present conditions is such that diplomacy is bound henceforth to stop at nothing that is honourable and just to ensure a permanent peace amongst Christian nations. The democratic element - the majority of freemen in the nations - must take this matter up in real earnest and find a via media by which the diplomats, the cabinets, and the millionaires who rule the world´s commerce may not be able as they now are imperceptibly and as from a physical necessity to throw the unthinking masses of humanity into hostile camps and launch them into the throes of gigantic wars. The system recognized hitherto by the powers of Europe, viz., a balance of power or a concert of the strongest powers, has failed to keep war away from the nations, even when backed by the ablest diplomacy. The principle that alliances amongst the powers balancing one concert of nations against another has been long tested and has proved a failure, and even in theory is unsound. 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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