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... liberty . It must more than ever be appreciated that democracy is more than a form of government , it is a spirit . As Mazzini said , it is an attempt at the practical reali- sation of the prayer " Thy kingdom come , Thy will be done as ...
... liberty . It must more than ever be appreciated that democracy is more than a form of government , it is a spirit . As Mazzini said , it is an attempt at the practical reali- sation of the prayer " Thy kingdom come , Thy will be done as ...
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... liberty , but it was not until the American people were convinced beyond all doubt of the righteous- ness of this course that he was empowered to or- ganise his country for war . In Britain the publica- tion of Lord Lansdowne's letter ...
... liberty , but it was not until the American people were convinced beyond all doubt of the righteous- ness of this course that he was empowered to or- ganise his country for war . In Britain the publica- tion of Lord Lansdowne's letter ...
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... liberty in Europe . In the peace settlement , practical provision must be made against any future recurrence of the present terrible world- calamity by the elimination of aggressive militarism from the entire world and , what is equally ...
... liberty in Europe . In the peace settlement , practical provision must be made against any future recurrence of the present terrible world- calamity by the elimination of aggressive militarism from the entire world and , what is equally ...
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... liberty and putting an end to oligarchical government and the domination of one class by another . To effect this transformation of the legislative and administrative machine it will not be necessary to spill blood . CHAPTER VIII ...
... liberty and putting an end to oligarchical government and the domination of one class by another . To effect this transformation of the legislative and administrative machine it will not be necessary to spill blood . CHAPTER VIII ...
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... liberty would have been instantly challenged . It was not because the British people were convinced that the surrender of democratic rights was neces- sary that they yielded without a struggle , but be- cause they realised they could ...
... liberty would have been instantly challenged . It was not because the British people were convinced that the surrender of democratic rights was neces- sary that they yielded without a struggle , but be- cause they realised they could ...
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aggression aims Allied Alsace Alsace-Lorraine ARTHUR HENDERSON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY B. W. HUEBSCH Barnard Castle Belgium British Labour capitalist civilisation classes co-operation colonies common Conference declares conquest cracy demands demo demobilisation democratic democratic control desire domination economic effective Electricity Empire employment ence enforce equality Excess Profits Tax factory fighting forces freedom future German Government guarantee hand hostilities ideals Imperial individual Inter-Allied Conference interests LABADIE COLLECTION Labour and Socialist Labour movement Labour Party holds Labour Party intends Labour Party stands League of Nations liberty material means ment methods military moral movement necessary nomic oppression organised democracy Parliament political parties popular possible practical present principles problems production profiteering proposal question railway realise recognise reconstruction regard revolution sacrifice seek self-determination society spirit struggle taxation ternational territorial tion tional Trade Union United Kingdom victory wage-earners wage-slavery wages whole workers world peace
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Page 44 - The treaties and agreements which bring it to an end must embody terms which will create a peace that is worth guaranteeing and preserving, a peace that will win the approval of mankind, not merely a peace that will serve the several interests and immediate aims of the nations engaged.
Page 4 - These things shall be, — a loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls, And light of knowledge in their eyes.
Page 119 - Nation's industry, no longer deflected by individual profiteering, on the basis of the common ownership of the means of production; the equitable sharing of the proceeds among all who participate in any capacity and only among these...
Page 102 - Fourth, that all well-defined national aspirations shall be accorded the utmost satisfaction that can be accorded them without introducing new or perpetuating old elements of discord and antagonism that would be likely in time to break the peace of Europe and consequently of the world.
Page 4 - New arts shall bloom of loftier mould, And mightier music thrill the skies, And every life shall be a song When all the earth is paradise.
Page 113 - The Four Pillars of the House that we propose to erect, resting upon the common foundation of the Democratic control of society in all its activities, may be termed, respectively : (a) The Universal Enforcement of the National Minimum ; (6) The Democratic Control of Industry; (c) The Revolution in National Finance; and (d) The Surplus Wealth for the Common Good.
Page 112 - ... a deliberately planned cooperation in production and distribution for the benefit of all who participate by hand or by brain; not on the utmost possible inequality of riches, but on a systematic approach towards a healthy equality of material circumstances for every person born into the world; not on an enforced dominion over subject nations, subject races, subject colonies, subject classes, or a subject sex, but, in industry as well as in government, on that equal freedom, that general consciousness...
Page 109 - ... no annexations or punitive indemnities, and the right of all peoples to self-determination," and that they are working with all their power to obtain from their governments the necessary guarantees to apply those principles honestly and unreservedly to all questions to be dealt with at any official peace conference.
Page 64 - The time has arrived when all possible encouragement should be given to the development of imperial resources and especially to making the Empire independent of other countries in respect of food supplies, raw materials, and essential industries.
Page 126 - From the same source must come the greatly increased public provision that the Labor Party will insist on being made for scientific investigation and original research, in every branch of knowledge, not to say also for the promotion of music, literature, and fine art, which have been under capitalism so greatly neglected, and upon which, so the Labor Party...