13+ Norman Angell Quotes On Angels

Norman Angell was a British journalist, political theorist, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He is best known for his 1909 book The Great Illusion, which argued that war was futile and that economic interdependence among nations would prevent future wars. He was a strong advocate of internationalism and a prominent member of the League of Nations. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Norman Angell on angels, love, life.

The capitalist can only make a whole people go to war . . . by capturing the popular will. The only prophylactic against that situation is to make the public aware of the way in which it is being misled. — Norman Angell

Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible. — Norman Angell

I joined the Labour Party not because it was Left Wing, but because it was definitely internationalists and would seem to be the group in the Labour Party which would serve my purpose best for propaganda along internationalist lines. — Norman Angell

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon. — Norman Angell

It is part of the moral tragedy with which we are dealing that words like 'democracy,' 'freedom,' 'rights,' 'justice,' which have so often inspired heroism and have led men to give their lives for things which make life worthwhile, can also become a trap, the means of destroying the very things men desire to uphold. — Norman Angell

What is needed is the development in men of that particular type of skill which will enable them to make social use of knowledge already in their possession; enable them to apply simple, sometimes self-evident, truths to the guidance of their common life. — Norman Angell

What could be a more Canadian way to indulge in the national preoccupation with perceptions - honest, hilarious, huffy or high-minded - of this country and its inhabitants? — Norman Angell

The Council of the Union of Democratic Control re-affirms its unshaken conviction that a lasting settlement cannot be secured by a peace based upon the right of conquest and followed by commercial war, but only by a peace which gives just consideration to the claims of nationality, and which lays the foundation of a real European partnership. — Norman Angell

Everywhere I go I see increasing evidence of people swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making. — Norman Angell

The evil was not in either ideal; the evil was in the attempt to impose that ideal by force upon others. — Norman Angell

It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion — Norman Angell

Let us face squarely the paradox that the world which goes to war is a world, usually genuinely desiring peace. War is the outcome, not mainly of evil intentions, but on the whole of good intentions which miscarry or are frustrated. It is made not usually by evil men knowing themselves to be wrong, but is the outcome of policies pursued by good men usually passionately convinced that they are right. — Norman Angell

God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself. — Norman Angell

Life Lessons by Norman Angell

1. Norman Angell's work emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and understanding to prevent war and promote peace.
2. He argued that the economic interdependence of nations and the interconnectedness of the global economy mean that war is no longer a viable option.
3. His work serves as a reminder that we must work together to find solutions to global issues and to prevent the devastating effects of war.