71:4.5 [[Idealism]] can never [[survive]] on an evolving [[planet]] if the idealists in each [[generation]] permit themselves to be [[exterminated]] by the baser [[orders]] of [[humanity]]. And here is the great test of [[idealism]]: Can an advanced [[society]] maintain that [[military]] [[preparedness]] which renders it [[secure]] from all [[attack]] by its war-loving neighbors without yielding to the [[temptation]] to employ this [[military]] [[strength]] in offensive operations against other peoples for [[purposes]] of selfish gain or [[national]] [[aggrandizement]]? National [[survival]] demands [[preparedness]], and [[religious]] [[idealism]] alone can prevent the [[prostitution]] of preparedness into [[aggression]]. Only [[love]], [[brotherhood]], can prevent the strong from [[oppressing]] the weak. | 71:4.5 [[Idealism]] can never [[survive]] on an evolving [[planet]] if the idealists in each [[generation]] permit themselves to be [[exterminated]] by the baser [[orders]] of [[humanity]]. And here is the great test of [[idealism]]: Can an advanced [[society]] maintain that [[military]] [[preparedness]] which renders it [[secure]] from all [[attack]] by its war-loving neighbors without yielding to the [[temptation]] to employ this [[military]] [[strength]] in offensive operations against other peoples for [[purposes]] of selfish gain or [[national]] [[aggrandizement]]? National [[survival]] demands [[preparedness]], and [[religious]] [[idealism]] alone can prevent the [[prostitution]] of preparedness into [[aggression]]. Only [[love]], [[brotherhood]], can prevent the strong from [[oppressing]] the weak. |