Germany and the Next WarE. Arnold, 1912 - 300 من الصفحات |
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action advantage aims airships Algeria allies arms army corps artillery attack attain Austria Baltic blockade cavalry cent civilization coast colonial command considerations cruisers danger decisive defence divisions duty effective efficiency employed enemy England English Europe European existence favourable field army fight fleet forces formations France Frankish Empire French future German Empire hand hostile howitzers human idea importance increase independent individual industries infantry influence intellectual interests Italy justifiable manœuvres means ment military modern moral Morocco natural naval necessary necessity never non-commissioned officers North Sea numbers object offensive officers opponents organization party peace population possible preparations present question reckon regard Reichstag reserve result Russia Russo-Japanese War sacrifices secure social South Africa sphere spirit standpoint statesman strength strengthen strong struggle success superiority tactical tion to-day trade Treitschke Triple Alliance Triple Entente troops Turkey victory whole wish
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الصفحة 40 - Huge armaments are in themselves desirable. They are the most necessary precondition of our national health." (P. 11.) "The end all and be all of a state is power, and he who is not man enough to look this truth in the face should not meddle with politics.
الصفحة 10 - This aspiration is directly antagonistic to the great universal laws which rule all life. /War is a biological necessity of the first importance, a regulative element in the life of mankind which cannot be dispensed with, since without it an unhealthy development will follow, which excludes every advancement of the race, and therefore all real civilization. " War is the father of all things."* The sages of antiquity long before Darwin recognized this.
الصفحة 156 - Our next war will be fought for the highest interests of our country and of mankind. This will invest it with importance in the world's history. "World power or downfall!
الصفحة 104 - In one way or another we must square our account with France if we wish for a free hand in our international policy. This is the first and foremost condition of a sound German policy, and since the hostility of France once for all cannot be removed by peaceful overtures, the matter must be settled by force of arms. France must be so completely crushed that she can never again come across our path.
الصفحة 18 - Staates zu bestimmen." tTo expand the idea of the State into that of humanity, and thus to entrust apparently higher duties to the individual, leads to error, since in a human race conceived as a whole struggle and, by implication, the most essential vital principle would be ruled out. Any action in favor of collective humanity outside the limits of the State and nationality is impossible.
الصفحة 38 - Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won.
الصفحة 31 - Our people must learn to see that the maintenance of peace never can or may be the goal of a policy.
الصفحة 31 - The inevitableness, the idealism, the blessing of war as an indispensable and stimulating law of development must be repeatedly emphasized.
الصفحة 19 - Man is stunted by peaceful days, In idle repose his courage decays. Law is the weakling's game, Law makes the world the same. But in war man's strength is seen, War ennobles all that is mean; "Even the coward belies his name.
الصفحة 41 - The Christian duty of sacrifice for something higher does not exist for the State, for there is nothing higher than it in the world's history ; consequently it cannot sacrifice itself to something higher.