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The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it.

Roger Nash Baldwin

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Roger Nash Baldwin
Age: 97 †
Born: 1884
Born: January 21
Died: 1981
Died: August 26
Pacifist
Peace Activist
Sociologist
Trade Unionist
Wellesley
Massachusetts
Roger N. Baldwin
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