opportunity to study scientific method; the discrediting of 

 non-scientific (unreasoned) methods of solving problems; 

 the encouragement of intelligent thought in all people, 

 especially towards scientific reasoning; the recognition 

 and reward of scientists. 



If the scientists of the world are to unite to demand 

 world government, they must assume an unbiased attitude 

 towards nationalism everywhere: that is, each scientist 

 must remain uninfluenced by nationalistic demands of 

 his own country. The scientist must accept only the world 

 government's policies, which will be concerned with total 

 human progress alone. It is also essential that all scien- 

 tists should accept only reason in solving world problems, 

 rejecting non-scientific knowledge as a basis for action: 

 for unless they do this, they will be working under different, 

 conflicting assumptions, and will be unable to produce 

 a world unity. Furthermore, scientists must be willing to 

 bear their share of responsibilities in a world government, 

 despite their research and teaching commitments: for 

 they possess the greatest reasoning abilities of any human 

 group, and the world government must be able to rely 

 heavily on the support of all scientists whenever needed. 

 The scientists must, in addition, cease advancing national 

 military capabilities, and must refuse to develop any new 

 weapons of war. 



The first step for scientists to take, after accepting the 

 principles mentioned in the previous paragraphs, is, I 

 would suggest, the organization of our leading scientists 

 into a body which would be capable of making an insistent 

 demand to all national governments for the formation of 

 a world government. I believe that our leading scientists 

 would agree to constitute such a body, if the majority of 

 the world's scientists were willing to support it. Further, I 



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