Albert Einstein The Menace Of Mass Destruction Full Speech ★ Recommended

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.

This is a delusion. A fatal delusion.

What I must say to you tonight is simple, and it is terrible: 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.

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. I do not say this lightly

Now, I am often asked: "Professor Einstein, what can we do?"

It is a question for the human soul.

This is not science fiction. This is physics. And physics does not care about our politics.