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Novel About Mr.Edward Jesson Who Loved Peace And Detested The Leaders Of The Predatory Nations Which Seemed To Be Leading The World To Armageddon.
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Published January 1, 1965
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Philip Gibbs
249 books12 followersSir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs was an English journalist and novelist who served as one of five official British reporters during the First World War. Two of his siblings were also writers, A. Hamilton Gibbs and Cosmo Hamilton.
The son of a civil servant, Gibbs was born in London and received a home education and determined at an early age to develop a career as a writer. His debut article was published in 1894 in the Daily Chronicle; five years later he published the first of many books, Founders of the Empire.
He started work at the publishing house at Cassell; then editor of Tillotson's literary syndicate; was literary editor for Daily Mail in 1902; moved to Daily Express, and then to Daily Chronicle in 1908; also worked with Daily Graphic; war correspondent during 1914-18 war; KBE, 1920; chevalier of the Legion of Honour; toured United States lecturing in 1919; resigned from Daily Chronicle in 1920.
The son of a civil servant, Gibbs was born in London and received a home education and determined at an early age to develop a career as a writer. His debut article was published in 1894 in the Daily Chronicle; five years later he published the first of many books, Founders of the Empire.
He started work at the publishing house at Cassell; then editor of Tillotson's literary syndicate; was literary editor for Daily Mail in 1902; moved to Daily Express, and then to Daily Chronicle in 1908; also worked with Daily Graphic; war correspondent during 1914-18 war; KBE, 1920; chevalier of the Legion of Honour; toured United States lecturing in 1919; resigned from Daily Chronicle in 1920.
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December 28, 2020
"The League [of Nations] was the beginning of the world government..."
"The League [of Nations] had failed many times to uphold its own laws. It had failed to act in the case of Japan's attack on China and its conquest of Manchuria. It had failed to prevent the war between Bolivia and Paraguay. It had failed for seventeen years to make any progress with general disarmament."
"No law works without force behind it..."
"Do you think any nation will fight for the League against its own friendships, interests, and ambitions?"
"I thought like that myself 30 years ago. A man who isn't a Socialist at 20 has no heart. A man who's a Socialist at 40 has no head."
"The League [of Nations] had failed many times to uphold its own laws. It had failed to act in the case of Japan's attack on China and its conquest of Manchuria. It had failed to prevent the war between Bolivia and Paraguay. It had failed for seventeen years to make any progress with general disarmament."
"No law works without force behind it..."
"Do you think any nation will fight for the League against its own friendships, interests, and ambitions?"
"I thought like that myself 30 years ago. A man who isn't a Socialist at 20 has no heart. A man who's a Socialist at 40 has no head."
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