Nowadays, as the above historian points out, besides compassion for “the tears of those being oppressed, ” there is an added reason for finding some way to transform the world of independent states into some sort of genuine international community: The very survival of civilization is at stake!
अन्धेर करनेवालों के हाथ में शक्‍ति थी, परन्तु उनको कोई शान्ति देनेवाला नहीं था । ” — सभोपदेशक ४: १.