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II. Our second proposition has the force 

 of an axiom: a united world cannot be 

 conquered by a divided Church. The 

 world is becoming one, and the Church 

 must therefore close its ranks. It will be 

 well here to observe some things not in- 

 cluded in this idea of a united world. 

 A common language may not immediately 

 result, but it is evident that as travel 

 increases and the volume of business ex- 

 pands, there must be a popular medium 

 for international intercourse. 



History and traditions cannot be changed, 

 and they make the obliteration of individu- 

 alities impossible. Unity does not neces- 

 sitate sameness, but rather the blending of 

 things that differ. The path by which 

 various peoples have advanced is dear to 

 them; they cherish the memories of the 

 great souls who have led them to victory, 

 and do not forget that they have risen on 

 the sufferings of heroes long dead. To 

 take reverence for ancestry from the 

 Japanese or Chinese would be more diffi- 

 cult than to make the leopard change his 

 spots. Without looking for impossibili- 

 ties, I affirm that the nations are actually, 

 though not always consciously, beginning 



