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The Council of the Union of Democratic Control re-affirms its unshaken conviction that a lasting settlement cannot be secured by a peace based upon the right of conquest and followed by commercial war, but only by a peace which gives just consideration to the claims of nationality, and which lays the foundation of a real European partnership.

Norman Angell#2

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Lasting peace requires respecting national claims and fostering partnership, not conquest or economic warfare.
In plain terms
Peace works best when nations respect each other's rights and cooperate instead of fighting.
What can you take from it?
Build peace on justice and partnership, not force.

Where it applies

  • post-war negotiations
  • treaty drafting
  • diplomatic summits

Putting it to work

  • draft peace treaties
  • advocate for self-determination
  • promote economic cooperation

Questions to consider

  • How do you define just consideration for national claims?
  • Can conquest ever lead to lasting peace?

Another view

Enforcing just consideration requires mechanisms that may conflict with realpolitik.

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