The Responsible State; a Reëxamination of Fundamental Political Doctrines in the Light of World War And the Menace of Anarchism
The Responsible State; a Reëxamination of Fundamental Political Doctrines in the Light of World War And the Menace of Anarchism
Giddings, Franklin Henry, 1855-1931
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It was conspicuous in the growth of that important body of rules called inter- Digitized by Google THE RESPONSIBLE STATE national law, or the law of nations, which, until it was flaunted by the German in- vasion of Belgium and by subsequent acts of faithlessness, we had dared to hope had limited the possibilities of war and for all time mitigated its horrors. Confident that the law of nations will be re&tabUshed broadly and strongly when peace retiuns, I venture to think that in the approxi- ma...tion of juristic rights to moral re- quirements we find the most convincing proof of moral, in distinction from a merely material or economic, progress. Mankind does become better, as well as richer and more comfortable, as the ages pass. The various aspects of right have not, however, received equal attention in any generation, and from time to time interest has shifted from one to another phase. Yet one exception to inconstanqy there has been and is. Since the democratic movement began there has been a pro- gressively insistent demand that funda- mental rights of life, liberty, and oppor- 58 Digitized by Google RIGHTS OF THE STATE tunity shall be secured equally to all men.
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