THE NATION: Peace Without Illusion

When the Kaiser's Germany was beaten, the victors rejoiced in an old, simple and true belief that it is good to tear down the mighty who abuse their strength. That was not, however, the whole truth about World War I. Germany had been invited on the path of conquest by the weakness east and west of her borders.

In the years that led to World War II, the guilt of the weak was even more apparent. The outside world was no more Hitler's victim than it was its own. Divided, hesitant, cynical and lazy, it let the evil grow and...

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