Abstract
It is the major misfortune of European civilization that no successful plan for international disarmament has ever been devised. In this century, as previously, nations of every political ideology have resorted to the force of arms in the pursuit of their interests. | On the other hand, pacifism, in which the abstention from armed force is the primary goal, has been a forlorn cause. In Britain during the 1930's, where all manner of political creeds were free to flourish as best they could, there was a persistent undercurrent of pacifist agitation against the Government on rearmament policy.