New Nations for Old

It may seem like a lunatic optimism, at a time when the nations are engaged in worldwide battle, to propose seriously the abolition of war. Nevertheless it is frequently the nature of great changes to come unexpectedly, at a moment when the old order that is to pass away seems eternal and immutable. Dawn comes only at the end of a long night. A seed lies in the ground for many months, looking as lifeless as the day it was sown, and then, suddenly and mysteriously, it sprouts.