In Particular, The Efforts To Reestablish Peace

Earlier Ages Fortified Themselves Behind The Sovereign State, Behind Protectionism And Militarism.

The Main Concept Is That Of An International Solidarity Expressed In Practice Through Worldwide Division Of Labor: Free Trade Is The Principal Point In The Program Of Internationalism.

The Free Trade Movement In The Middle Of The Last Century Represents The First Conscious Recognition Of These New Circumstances And Of The Necessity To Adapt To Them.

Today We Stand On A Bridge Leading From The Territorial State To The World Community. Politically, We Are Still Governed By The Concept Of The Territorial State; Economically And Technically, We Live Under The Auspices Of Worldwide Communications And Worldwide Markets.

Like All Social Theories, Internationalism Must Seek Its Basis In The Economic And Technical Fields; Here Are To Be Found The Most Profound And The Most Decisive Factors In The Development Of Society.