In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature than the ancients ascribed to their gods. John Boyd Orr 000advanceancient Change image and share on social
As I have tried to show, science, in producing the airplane and the wireless, has created a new international political environment to which governments must adjust their foreign policies. John Boyd Orr adjustairplanecreate Change image and share on social
However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international law and means of enforcing the law, is inevitable. John Boyd Orr agreebringdifficult Change image and share on social
Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every increase in knowledge has brought about changes in the political, economic, and social structure. John Boyd Orr bringeconomicempire Change image and share on social
Empires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival. John Boyd Orr conquestdefeatempire Change image and share on social
The history of our civilization has been one of intermittent war. John Boyd Orr civilizationhistoryintermittent Change image and share on social
There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty. John Boyd Orr basechangeeconomic share on social
After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed. John Boyd Orr agricultureconsumedisperse Change image and share on social
Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge. John Boyd Orr adjustmentcivilizationcontinuous Change image and share on social
In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants. John Boyd Orr bringbritishcontrol share on social
