The War. Address... Under the Auspices of the National Security...
Darrow, Clarence [1857-1938]. The War. Address... Under the Auspices of the National Security League at Chicago, November 1, 1917. Patriotism Through Education Series; No. 26. New York City: National Security League, 1917. First edition. 19 pp. Original stapled printed wrappers. Small piece torn from corner of front wrapper. Small pen annotation to front cover. Ex-library with property stamp of Cleveland Public Library to page 3, otherwise internally clean. A very good copy. $75. * A famous wartime address delivered by the renowned American labor and defense lawyer Clarence Darrow in Chicago on November 1, 1917. Published under the auspices of the National Security League, the address marked a significant ideological shift for Darrow. Known for his pacifist leanings and his 1902 anti-war book Resist Not Evil, Darrow used this 1917 speech to forcefully argue that the United States was entirely justified in entering World War I to defeat German militarism. Darrow passionately defended America's entry into the war, famously declaring that "pacifists are enemies of the republic" and stating that Germany needed to be decisively defeated to protect global freedom. The speech is frequently paired in modern print with his later November 1919 speech, War Prisoners, which he delivered at Chicago's Garrick Theatre to advocate for the release of political dissidents jailed during wartime hysteria.
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