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He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.


Arthur Henderson


#civilization #danger #gigantic #midst #multitudes

The Disarmament Conference has become the focal point of a great struggle between anarchy and world order... between those who think in terms of inevitable armed conflict and those who seek to build a universal and durable peace.


Arthur Henderson


#armed #become #between #build #conference

The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?


Arthur Henderson


#durable #elements #essential #essential elements #foundation

The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis.


Arthur Henderson


#crisis #depression #economic #economic crisis #generated

Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.


Arthur Henderson


#balance #decisively #favour #great #great responsibility

I feared the verdict of the watch, where I either lost the race against time that day or would lose it soon by making the record even harder to break. The time trap had snapped shut.


Joe Henderson


#break #day #either #even #feared

Speed eventually neared its peak. The records forced me to work ever harder to drop a less and less time. These time trials came to feel like races, which are fun to run sporadically but not daily.


Joe Henderson


#daily #drop #eventually #ever #feel

The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place.


Joe Henderson


#also #bandits #cheers #chip #course

The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first.


Joe Henderson


#been #died #erase #eventually #face

When running to fill a time quota, however, the reverse happens. You can't make that time pass any faster by rushing, so you settle into a pace that feels right to you at the moment. Each minute above a quota is a little victory.


Joe Henderson


#any #each #faster #feels #fill






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