It Would Be Especially Tragic If The People Who Most Cherish Ideals Of Peace, Who Are Most Anxious For Political Cooperation On A Wider Than National Scale, Made The Mistake Of Underestimating The Pace Of Economic Change In Our Modern World. - SearchQuotes

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It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pace of economic change in our modern world.

Lester B Pearson

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