[Gutenberg 53464] • Old Europe's Suicide; or, The Building of a Pyramid of Errors / An Account of Certain Events in Europe During the Period 1912–1919

Excerpt from Old Europe's Suicide, or the Building of a Pyramid of Errors: An Account of Certain Events in Europe During the Period 1912-1919

The chickens hatched at Versailles are now coming home to roost. Democracy has been betrayed, our boasted civilization has been exposed as a thin veneer overlaying the most savage instincts. Throughout all Europe a state of moral anarchy prevails, hatred and a lust for vengeance have usurped the place not only of charity and decent conduct but also Of statesmanship and common-sense. Peoples mistrust their neighbours and their rulers, rich territories are unproductive for lack Of confidence and goodwill.

These ills are moral and only moral remedies will cure them. Force was required, and has done its work in successfully resisting aggression by military states now humbled and dismembered. But Force is a weapon with a double edge, and plays no part in human progress.

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