Albert Einstein The Menace Of Mass Destruction Full Speech ✰

I do not say this lightly. I know that nations have enemies. I know that there are real conflicts, real grievances, real hatreds. But I say to you: The alternative to world government is world destruction.

I answer: We must think as citizens of the world, not as citizens of any single nation.

It is a question for the human soul.

I am grateful for this opportunity to speak with you tonight. I speak not as a physicist, but as a human being — a citizen of this world, deeply troubled by the shadow that has fallen upon it.

You cannot protect yourself against atomic weapons by building more atomic weapons. That is like trying to put out a fire by pouring gasoline on it. The only real protection — the only one — is to ensure that these weapons are never used again. And the only way to ensure that is to abolish war itself. albert einstein the menace of mass destruction full speech

Some will call me a utopian. They said the same of those who worked to abolish slavery, to give women the vote, to end the divine right of kings. Every great advance in human morality was once called impossible.

The men in Washington, in Moscow, in London — they are good men, many of them. But they are prisoners. They think in terms of "us" versus "them." They think in terms of borders, armies, alliances. They think that more bombs will make them safe. I do not say this lightly

Today, the nightmare is no longer a threat. It is a reality. The bomb was made, and it was used.