We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.
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.
- 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.
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- 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.