1
Nine-nine of every hundred among you probably desire peace, while the balance may hold war a condition to be preferred; but what can be the mental norm of statesmanship where such a minority conquer the peace-lovers?Eden Phillpotts
2
To make the State your god is to worship an idol, for the State is a man-made creation arising naturally out of tribal communion; but the soul, if such there be, is a god-made miracle and above all national or patriotic standards — the supreme and eternal reality.Eden Phillpotts
3
If it were but known that the combined might of the world was against aggression, the war-minded could only seek his salvation in peace, perceiving that further ostentatious preparations for war were idle.Eden Phillpotts
4
Why are you all wasting human labour and the world’s wealth in building machinery to commit mass murder — creatures that for half a million years and more have been endowed with reason — conscious beings who discovered a better way long centuries ago?Eden Phillpotts
5
You are but a tiny cluster upon the vines of heaven, where the grapes are worlds; yet you hold the power to ripen your bitter berries and add to the eternal vintage of cosmic sweetness if so you will.Eden Phillpotts
6
A Socialist State demands precisely the same human symbols as that of Fascist or Nazi, and the same surrender of human liberties if it is to succeed.Eden Phillpotts