A Dark And Terrible Side Of This

A Second Characteristic Of Our Time Is The Prevalence Of Nationalism. This Is Still Spreading, Affecting New Communities, More Peripheral Regions And So-called Backward Peoples.

The Role Of Italy And Of Austria Has Diminished As Has That Of France And Britain; Germany And Japan Have Suffered Catastrophically.

We Are Not Asked To Subscribe To Any Utopia Or To Believe In A Perfect World Just Around The Corner. We Are Asked To Be Patient With Necessarily Slow And Groping Advance On The Road Forward, And To Be Ready For Each Step Ahead As It Become Practicable. We Are Asked To Equip Ourselves With Courage, Hope, Readiness For Hard Work, And To Cherish Large And Generous Ideals.

Those Who Are Rooted In The Depths That Are Eternal And Unchangeable And Who Rely On Unshakeable Principles, Face Change Full Of Courage, Courage Based On Faith.

Probably People Always Feel That They Are Living In A Time Of Transition, But We Can Hardly Be Mistaken Perhaps In Thinking That This Is An Era Of Particularly Momentous Change, Rapid And Proceeding At An Ever Quickening Rate.