We Are Now Physically, Politically, And Economically

In Recent Times, European Nations, With The Use Of Gunpowder And Other Technical Improvements In Warfare, Controlled Practically The Whole World. One, The British Empire, Brought Under One Government A Quarter Of The Earth And Its Inhabitants.

If The Views I Have Expressed Be Right, We Can Think Of Our Civilization Evolving With The Growth Of Knowledge From Small Wandering Tribes To Large Settled Law.

Our Civilization Is Now In The Transition Stage Between The Age Of Warring Empires And A New Age Of World Unity And Peace.

Some Wars Have Been Due To The Lust Of Rulers For Power And Glory, Or To Revenge To Wipe Out The Humiliation Of A Former Defeat.

Knowledge Acquired In Biological Research Is Seldom Directly Applicable To Human Beings ... The Results Of Scientific Research, Obtained Under These Conditions, Cannot Be Applied Directly To Human Beings Who Vary Widely In Their Hereditary Make-up, In Their Environment, And In Their Past Health Record.