Peace Theories and the Balkan War

Project Gutenberg's Peace Theories and the Balkan War, by Norman AngellThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Peace Theories and the Balkan WarAuthor: Norman AngellRelease Date: April 3, 2004 [EBook #11895] [Date last updated: Jan 29, 2006]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PEACE THEORIES AND THE BALKAN WAR ***Produced by MBP and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.PEACE THEORIES AND THE BALKAN WARBYNORMAN ANGELLAuthor of "The Great Illusion"1912PEACE THEORIES AND THE BALKAN WARBy NORMAN ANGELL,Author of "The Great Illusion."1912THE TEXT OF THIS BOOK.Whether we blame the belligerents or criticise the powers, or sit in sackcloth and ashes ourselves isabsolutely of no consequence at the present moment….We have sometimes been assured by persons who profess to know that the danger of war has become anillusion…. Well, here is a war which has broken out in spite of all that rulers and diplomatists could do toprevent it, a war in which the Press has had no part, a war which the whole force of the money power hasbeen subtly and steadfastly directed to prevent, which has come upon us, not through the ignorance orcredulity of the people, but, on the contrary, through their knowledge of their history and their ...