Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism. Christian Lous Lange economicforwardhand Change image and share on social
Only recently, during the nineteenth century, and then only in Europe, do we meet forms of the state which have been created by a deliberate national feeling. Christian Lous Lange centurycreatedeliberate Change image and share on social
But teleological considerations can lead no further than to a belief and a hope. They do not give certainty. Christian Lous Lange beliefcertaintyconsideration Change image and share on social
Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable. Christian Lous Lange continuedevelopmentinevitable Change image and share on social
Concord, solidarity, and mutual help are the most important means of enabling animal species to survive. Christian Lous Lange animalconcordenable Change image and share on social
Upon the union of the male germ cell with the female egg cell, a new cell is created which almost immediately splits into two parts. One of these grows rapidly, creating the human body of the individual with all its organs, and dies only with the individual. Christian Lous Lange bodycellcreate share on social
The territorial state is such an ancient form of society - here in Europe it dates back thousands of years - that it is now protected by the sanctity of age and the glory of tradition. A strong religious feeling mingles with the respect and the devotion to the fatherland. Christian Lous Lange ageancientback share on social
The simultaneous reactions elicited all over the world by the reading of newspaper dispatches about the same events create, as it were, a common mental pulse beat for the whole of civilized mankind. Christian Lous Lange beatcivilizecommon Change image and share on social
The theoretically unrestricted right to develop power, to wage war against other states, is antisocial and is doubly dangerous, because the state as a mass entity represents a low moral and intellectual level. Christian Lous Lange antisocialdangerousdevelop share on social
Every time economic and technical development takes a step forward, forces emerge which attempt to create political forms for what, on the economic-technical plane, has already more or less become reality. Christian Lous Lange attemptcreatedevelopment share on social
