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The First World War, And Especially The Latest One, Largely Swept Away What Was Left In Europe Of Feudalism And Of Feudal Landlords, Especially In Poland, Hungary, And The South East Generally.

We Are Not Asked To Subscribe To Any Utopia Or To Believe In A Perfect World Just Around The Corner. We Are Asked To Be Patient With Necessarily Slow And Groping Advance On The Road Forward, And To Be Ready For Each Step Ahead As It Become Practicable. We Are Asked To Equip Ourselves With Courage, Hope, Readiness For Hard Work, And To Cherish Large And Generous Ideals.

The Future Will Be Determined In Part By Happenings That It Is Impossible To Foresee; It Will Also Be Influenced By Trends That Are Now Existent And Observable.

Technology Gives Us The Facilities That Lessen The Barriers Of Time And Distance - The Telegraph And Cable, The Telephone, Radio, And The Rest.

A Dark And Terrible Side Of This Sense Of Community Of Interests Is The Fear Of A Horrible Common Destiny Which In These Days Of Atomic Weapons Darkens Men's Minds All Around The Globe.