
In this compelling wartime essay, the author lays out, with striking clarity, why Britain felt compelled to enter the conflict. He traces the chain of treaties that bound the nation to defend Belgium’s neutrality and explains how the German invasion of Luxembourg and Belgium turned diplomatic obligations into a call to arms. The opening pages combine factual exposition with a personal sense of duty, helping listeners grasp the immediate triggers that thrust the country into war.
Beyond the immediate cause, the work expands into a broader moral argument, describing the struggle not merely as a clash of armies but as a fight against an aggressive imperial system. The author condemns the militaristic ethos that has driven German policy and urges a decisive end to that mindset, envisioning a war that reshapes societies and restores a more humane order. Listeners are invited to consider the deeper stakes of a conflict that, in his view, could finally break the cycle of endless warfare.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (128K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
Release date
2018-07-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1866–1946
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