Word: maintainence
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Over all federations would be a world government, with executive, legislative and judicial branches, elected by the governments of the federations. Chief duty of the world government: to maintain peace. Its weapon: an army of possibly 2,000,000 men, drawn from all the nations of the world according to a careful mathematical formula...
This is the task before the organization in the United Nations, held together by the sense of responsibility of a strong nucleus. If--as an indispensable minimum--the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the United States cooperate, they are strong enough to maintain peace; if they fail to cooperate, there will be war. The Axis, in 1940-41, triumphant in proclaimed the disintegration of the British Empire and of the Soviet Union...
This is the task before the organization of the United Nations, held together by the sense of responsibility of a strong nucleus. If--as an indispensable minimum--the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the United States cooperate, they are strong enough to maintain peace; if they fail to cooperate, there will be war. The Axis, in 1940-41, triumphantly proclaimed the disintegration of the British Empire and of the Soviet Union...
...Poll Would you favor some sort of world council or international union after the war? Yes 1094 No 48 Should it be empowered to declare war on "delinquent nations" binding all others to contribute troops? Yes 466 No 95 Should it control commerce? Yes 558 No 210 Should it maintain an international Police Force? Yes 507 No 72 Should it vote policies of member nations if they are judged harmful to the maintenance of world peace? Yes 517 No 46 Do you think that Russia will cooperate in maintaining the post-war peace? Yes 414 No 114 Do you believe...
...There can be no security in western Europe unless there is also security in eastern Europe, and security in eastern Europe is unattainable unless it is buttressed by the military power of Russia. . . . To suppose that Britain and the U.S. with the aid of some lesser European powers could maintain permanent security in Europe through a policy which alienated Russia and induced her to disinterest herself in Continental affairs would be sheer madness." This conception was a slap at the reported desire of the Vatican and of some circles in Washington to establish a buffer of anti-Russian states...