That marvel - the movie : a glance at its reckless past, its promising present, and its significant future (1923)

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Title:
That marvel - the movie : a glance at its reckless past, its promising present, and its significant future
Date:
1923
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putman's Sons
Volume:
That marvel - the movie : a glance at its reckless past, its promising present, and its significant future
Leaf #:
000221
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
September 05, 2024
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THE HOPE OF CIVILIZATION 207 Whatsoever may be the truth in this assertion, it serves to illustrate the point I am making, namely, that the cause of war — any war, small or great, — appears to be almost always ludicrously insignificant compared to the damage it does. We are always face to face with the hideous fact that any slight dislocation of the bony structure of modern civilization might, as was shown by the recent war of wars, bring about its complete annihilation. Surely it is incumbent upon us, if we are not, as a race, madmen or morons, to take full advantage of any new medium or method that presents itself for the safeguarding of peace on earth, for the furtherance of good will to men. Since that red day in June, 1914, when the assassin Gavrilo Prinzip fired the shot that not only echoed around the world but almost overturned the very pillars of civilization's temple, two antagonistic tendencies upon the part of mankind have displayed themselves with unprecedented impressiveness. Man's destructiveness has been raised to the nth power, while his constructive ingenuity has been exhibited in an amazing and encouraging way. The laboratories of the world to-day are solving problems the solution of which places the human race absolutely in control of its own destiny. It may, if it so chooses, commit suicide through high explosives or