INTRODUCTION

I

THE TURN TOWARDS UNITY: ITS NECESSITY AND DANGERS

II

 THE IMPERFECTION OF PAST AGGREGATES

III

THE GROUP AND THE INDIVIDUAL

IV

THE INADEQUACY OF THE STATE IDEA

V

NATION AND EMPIRE: REAL AND POLITICAL UNITIES

VI

ANCIENT AND MODERN METHODS OF EMPIRE

VII

THE CREATION OF THE HETEROGENEOUS NATION

VIII

 THE PROBLEM OF A FEDERATED HETEROGENEOUS EMPIRE

IX

THE POSSIBILITY OF A WORLD EMPIRE

X

THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

XI

THE SMALL FREE UNIT AND THE LARGER CONCENTRATED UNIT

XII

THE ANCIENT CYCLE OF PRENATIONAL EMPIRE BUILDING—THE MODERN CYCLE OF NATION BUILDING

XIII

THE FORMATION OF THE NATION-UNIT—THE THREE STAGES

XIV

THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRST STEP TOWARDS INTERNATION UNITY—ITS ENORMOUS DIFFICULTIES

XV

SOME LINES OF FULFILMENT

XVI

THE PROBLEM OF UNIFORMITY AND LIBERTY

XVII

NATURE'S LAW IN OUR PROGRESS—UNITY IN DIVERSITY, LAW AND LIBERTY

XVIII

THE IDEAL SOLUTION—A FREE GROUPING OF MANKIND

XIX

THE DRIVE TOWARDS CENTRALIZATION AND UNIFORMITY—ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

XX

THE DRIVE TOWARDS ECONOMIC CENTRALIZATION

XXI

THE DRIVE TOWARDS LEGISLATIVE AND SOCIAL CENTRALIZATION AND UNIFORMITY

XXII

WORLD UNION OR WORLD STATE

XXIII

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

XXIV

THE NEED OF MILITARY UNIFICATION

XXV

WAR AND THE NEED OF ECONOMIC UNITY

XXVI

THE NEED OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITY

XXVII

THE PERIL OF THE WORLD-STATE

XXVIII

DIVERSITY IN ONENESS

XXIX

THE IDEA OF A LEAGUE OF NATIONS

XXX

THE PRINCIPLE OF FREE CONFEDERATION

XXXI

THE CONDITIONS OF A FREE WORLD-UNION

XXXII

INTERNATIONALISM

XXXIII

INTERNATIONALISM AND HUMAN UNITY

XXXIV

THE RELIGION OF HUMANITY

XXXV

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

INDEX