Leon Bourgeois Quotes
To assert that it is possible to establish peace between men of different nations is simply to assert that man, whatever his ethnical background, his race, religious beliefs, or philosophy, is capable of reason.
Bourgeois, Léon. "The Reasons for the League of Nations." Nobel Lectures, Including Presentation Speeches and Laureates' Biographies: Peace 1901-1925, edited by Frederick W. Haberman, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1972, pp. 302-317.
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insurance schemes, along with economic equality, expanded educational opportunities, and cooperative solidarism. In foreign policy, he called for a strong League of Nations, and the maintenance of peace through compulsory arbitration, controlled disarmament, economic sanctions, and perhaps an international military force.