“ There must be not only a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace. ”
Woodrow Wilson, A World League For Peace (22 January 1917). copy citation
| Author | Woodrow Wilson |
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| Source | A World League For Peace |
| Topic | power peace balance |
| Date | 22 January 1917 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6870/6870-h/6870-h.htm#1 |
Context
“If it be only a struggle for a new balance of power, who will guarantee, who can guarantee, the stable equilibrium of the new arrangement?
NO VICTORY FOR EITHER SIDE Only a tranquil Europe can be a stable Europe. There must be not only a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace.
Fortunately, we have received very explicit assurances on this point. The statesmen of both of the groups of nations now arrayed against one another have said, in terms that could not be misinterpreted, that it was no part of the purpose they had in mind to crush their antagonists.” source
NO VICTORY FOR EITHER SIDE Only a tranquil Europe can be a stable Europe. There must be not only a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace.
Fortunately, we have received very explicit assurances on this point. The statesmen of both of the groups of nations now arrayed against one another have said, in terms that could not be misinterpreted, that it was no part of the purpose they had in mind to crush their antagonists.” source
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