The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Abstract

So much has been written, and so many generalities have been put forward concerning the dire straits which humanity will reach if it does not follow the path of peace, that we hope to avoid similar platitudes in talking to scientists. Nevertheless, it must be obvious to all of us that international cooperation is essential to our happiness and the happiness of our children and that international cooperation which does not include science and scientists can have no real meaning. It is necessary, of course, for the governments to learn to understand each other and to play a game of give and take without arousing animosities which can crystallize into wars. But the fundamental basis for playing the game of give and take must lie in the understandings of peoples and in the raising of the standard of living to such a point that the fundamental causes for jealousy are removed. The United Nations Organization ...

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