It Is Because I Believe That It Is In The Power Of Such Nations To Lead The World Back Into The Paths Of Peace That I Propose To Devote Myself To Explaining What, In My Opinion, Can And Should Be Done To Banish The Fear Of War That Hangs So Heavily Over The World. - SearchQuotes

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It is because I believe that it is in the power of such nations to lead the world back into the paths of peace that I propose to devote myself to explaining what, in my opinion, can and should be done to banish the fear of war that hangs so heavily over the world.

Arthur Henderson

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