Peace Is Only Possible If Men Cease To Place Their Happiness In The Possession Of Things "which Cannot Be Shared

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Peace is only possible if men cease to place their happiness in the possession
of things "which cannot be shared," and if they raise themselves to a point
where they adopt an abstract principle superior to their egotism. In other
words, it can only be obtained by a betterment of human morality.
-- Julien Benda (1867-1956) "La Trahison des Clercs" (1927)

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