You have indeed done much since the new century began to give shape a… — Henry Campbell Bannerman

You have indeed done much since the new century began to give shape and substance to the growing, the insistent desire that war may be banished from the earth.

Henry Campbell Bannermand. 1908

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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. — George Washington
What is our vision on this earth - war to the end of all generations and life by the sword? — Moshe Sharett
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed. — Albert Einstein
Gentlemen, I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field of international differences. — Henry Campbell Bannerman
We have to admit that, notwithstanding all the efforts in which governments and peoples have participated, no corresponding change has been wrought in the aspect of the world's armaments. — Henry Campbell Bannerman
But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained? — Henry Campbell Bannerman