It is a commonplace that the League of Nations is not yet-what its most enthusiastic protagonists intended it to be. Hjalmar Branting commonplaceenthusiasticintend Change image and share on social
No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run, to remain outside an increasingly universal League of Nations. Hjalmar Branting affordgreatincreasingly Change image and share on social
Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is in a position to protect peace in this world of conflicting interests and egotistic wills is a frighteningly difficult task. Hjalmar Branting conflictcreatedifficult share on social
We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of freedom and a new and brighter future did not allow their resolution to falter, no matter how great the suffering by which they bought this independence. Hjalmar Branting brightbuychange share on social
The kind of support encouraged by such modes of expression has always arisen basically from confusing the fatherland itself with the social conditions which happened to prevail in it. Hjalmar Branting arisebasicallycondition Change image and share on social
But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through may eventually be thought of simply as a period of disturbance and regression. Hjalmar Branting aheaddaydisturbance Change image and share on social
Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature. Hjalmar Branting deepdesirefraternity Change image and share on social
The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion, that no time was available for reflection and consideration. Hjalmar Branting breakconsiderationelemental Change image and share on social
Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions of the clause prescribing the duty of states to participate in sanctions. Hjalmar Branting assemblyclarifyclause share on social
All in all, the League of Nations is not inevitably bound, as some maintain from time to time, to degenerate into an impotent appendage of first one, then another of the competing great powers. Hjalmar Branting appendagebindcompete Change image and share on social