The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia

CHAPTER I

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THE SUPREME COURT OF CIVILIZATION

Existence of the Court--The conscience of mankind--The philosophy of Bernhardi--The recrudescence of Machiavelliism--Treitschke and Bernhardi's doctrine--Recent utterances of the Kaiser, Crown Prince, and representative officials--George Bernard Shaw's defense--Concrete illustration of Bernhardiism 1