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THE REITH LECTURES 1968

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Peace in the Family of Man by THE RT. HON.
LESTER B. PEARSON , C.C., O.B.E., LI.D.
3: The United States of the World
What do we mean by ' nation ' and what do we mean by federation? The concept of the United States was revolutionary: if history had gone only a little differently North American might have been as fragmented as Europe.
Do our present international institutions represent progress towards international federation? Has the Commonwealth any value in this connection? How could the world do without war?
Rptd.: Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. (Thirds
This lecture will be printed in I The Listener ' dated December 5

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