...pulverize, without hope of repair, what is left of civilization. He awaits only the word of command. That is the point in human destinies to which all the glories and toils of man have at last led us. ... And the causes of war are in no way removed " (Nash's Magazine, September,...

...appreciably in virtue or enjoying wiser guidance, it has got into its hands for the first time the tools by which it can unfailingly accomplish its own...the glories and toils of men have at last led them. Death stands at attention, obedient, expectant, ready to serve, ready to shear away the peoples en...

...guidance, it has got into its hands for the first time the tools by which it can unfailingly accomplish its extermination. That is the point in human destinies...pause and ponder upon their new responsibilities." Churchill was speaking in 1929, of the destructive force of armament — actual, potential, and foreseeable...

...endeavor." Gloomily he observes that "mankind has never been in this position before," and that this "is the point in human destinies to which all the glories and toils of men have at last led them." ' An echo of this doleful description of man's probable future fate is found in the annual report of...

...appreciably in virtue or enjoying wiser guidance, it has got into its hands for the first time the tools by which it can unfailingly accomplish its own...stands at attention, obedient, expectant, ready to shear away the peoples en masse; ready, if called on, to pulverize, without hope of repair, what is...

...or enjoying wiser guidance, it has got into its hands for the first time the tools with which it can accomplish its own extermination. That is the point...the glories and toils of men have at last led them. . . . Death stands at attention, obedient, expectant, ready to serve, ready to shear away the people...