The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in Poland, Hungary, and the South East generally. Emily Greene Balch easteuropefeudal Change image and share on social
There is a great interest in comparative religion and a desire to understand faiths other than our own and even to experiment with exotic cults. Emily Greene Balch comparativecultdesire Change image and share on social
The question whether the long effort to put an end to war can succeed without another major convulsion challenges not only our minds but our sense of responsibility. Emily Greene Balch challengeconvulsioneffort Change image and share on social
As to judging our own time, and thereby gaining some basis for a judgment of future possibilities, we are doubtless not only too close to it to appraise it but too much formed by it and enclosed within it to do so. Emily Greene Balch appraisebasisclose share on social
It is natural to try to understand one's own time and to seek to analyse the forces that move it. Emily Greene Balch analyseforcemove Change image and share on social
Industrialization based on machinery, already referred to as a characteristic of our age, is but one aspect of the revolution that is being wrought by technology. Emily Greene Balch ageaspectbase Change image and share on social
We have lived through the flood time of fascism and of the nazism which ran its meteoric course at a cost to mankind in suffering and waste beyond all computation. Emily Greene Balch computationcostfascism Change image and share on social
Without a common loyalty to either a state or a church they have nevertheless a vast deal in common. Emily Greene Balch churchcommondeal Change image and share on social
Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles, face change full of courage, courage based on faith. Emily Greene Balch basechangecourage Change image and share on social
We speculate as to what is in store for us. But we not only undergo events, we in part cause them or at least influence their course. We have not only to study them but to act. Emily Greene Balch acteventinfluence Change image and share on social
