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America Is A Large Country And Its People Have So Far Not Shown Much Interest In Great International Problems, Among Which The Problem Of Disarmament Occupies First Place Today. This Must Be Changed, If Only In America's Own Interest. The Last War Has Shown That There Are No Longer Any Barriers Between The Continents And That The Destinies Of All Countries Are Closely Interwoven. The People Of This Country Must Realize That They Have A Great Responsibility In The Sphere Of International Politics. The Part Of Passive Spectator Is Unworthy Of This Country And Is Bound In The End To Lead To Disaster All Round.

-Albert Einstein

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America Is A Large

Albert Einstein

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America Is A Large Country And Its People Have So Far Not Shown Much Interest In Great International Problems, Among Which The Problem Of Disarmament Occupies First Place Today. This Must Be Changed, If Only In America's Own Interest. The Last War Has Shown That There Are No Longer Any Barriers Between The Continents And That The Destinies Of All Countries Are Closely Interwoven. The People Of This Country Must Realize That They Have A Great Responsibility In The Sphere Of International Politics. The Part Of Passive Spectator Is Unworthy Of This Country And Is Bound In The End To Lead To Disaster All Round.

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Joy And Amazement Of The Beauty And Grandeur Of This World Of Which Man Can Just Form A Faint Notion.

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