I know people in Germany whose private lives are guided by virtually unbounded altruism, but who were awaiting the declaration of unlimited submarine warfare with the greatest impatience… These people must be shown that it is necessary to have consideration for non-Germans as worthy equals, that it is essential to earn the trust of foreign countries, in order to be able to exist, that the goals that one sets for oneself cannot be achieved through force and treachery.

From 1917, this quote reflects Einstein’s constant frustration with intelligent people who still succumbed to nationalism and supported war. Einstein was a pacifist and always believed that war and nationalism were counterproductive for humanity.

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