On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.

• 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.
• 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.
• Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.
• 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.
• 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.
• Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.
• 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.
• It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system.
• To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.
• Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.