Abstract
βIN the revolution of thought through which we are living, the profoundest and most disturbing element is the breakdown of that ethical system which, since the days of Constantine, has imposed upon European culture at least the semblance of moral unity.β This remark made by the regius professor of Greek at Oxford in his inaugural lecture last year, was recalled by Sir Alfred Zimmern in his address at Chatham House last October on the decline of international standards. Recent events should convince the dullest mind of the extent to which international standards have deteriorated and the anarchy which threatens the repudiation of law and order in favour of brute force.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Scientific Research in International Affairs. Nature 141, 947β949 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141947a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/141947a0