No Doubt Western Civilization Has In The

We Must Recognize That We Are Living In An Imperfect World In Which Human And Superhuman Forces Of Evil Are At Work And So Long As Those Forces Affect The Political Behaviour Of Mankind There Can Be No Hope Of Abiding Peace.

The Intercourse Between The Mediterranean And The North Or Between The Atlantic And Central Europe Was Never Purely Economic Or Political; It Also Meant The Exchange Of Knowledge And Ideas And The Influence Of Social Institutions And Artistic And Literary Forms

The Greatest Obstacle To International Understanding Is The Barrier Of Language

No Civilisation, Not Even That Of Ancient Greece, Has Ever Undergone Such A Continuous And Profound Process Of Change As Western Europe Has Done During The Last 900 Years. It Is Impossible To Explain This Fact In Purely Economic Terms By A Materialistic Interpretation Of History. The Principle Of Change Has Been A Spiritual One And The Progress Of Western Civilisation Is Intimately Related To The Dynamic Ethos Of Western Christianity, Which Has Gradually Made Western Man Conscious Of His Moral Responsibility And His Duty To Change The World.

For Humanism Also Appeals To Man As Man. It Seeks To Liberate The Universal Qualities Of Human Nature From The Narrow Limitations Of Blood And Soil And Class And To Create A Common Language And A Common Culture In Which Men Can Realize Their Common Humanity.