A nation's path to greatness lies in its economic prowess and. . . militarism, empire, and aggression lead to a dead end.
We have made, and still are making, enormous advances on material lines. It is necessary that we commensurately advance on moral lines. Civilization, as it progresses, requires a higher conscience, a keener sense of justice, a warmer brotherhood, a wider, loftier, truer public spirit.