“ Peoples who have neither commerce nor industry are not obliged to make war, but a business people is forced to adopt a policy of conquest. ”
Anatole France, Penguin Island (1908). copy citation
| Author | Anatole France |
|---|---|
| Source | Penguin Island |
| Topic | conquest war |
| Date | 1908 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1930/1930-h/1930-h.htm |
Context
““The proposal is carried.”
“Have I heard aright?” asked Professor Obnubile. “What? you an industrial people and engaged in all these wars!”
“Certainly,” answered the interpreter, “these are industrial wars. Peoples who have neither commerce nor industry are not obliged to make war, but a business people is forced to adopt a policy of conquest. The number of wars necessarily increases with our productive activity. As soon as one of our industries fails to find a market for its products a war is necessary to open new outlets. It is in this way we have had a coal war, a copper war, and a cotton war.”
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