Whatever shall we do in future? The nation that does not ar… - Jan Christiaan Smuts

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Whatever shall we do in future? The nation that does not arm continuously is lost – as France has been lost, as Britain will be lost but for the Grace of God. In this mechanistic age where bravery and improvised organization at the last moment will not help. The only alternative is a League of the Nations or of some nations strong enough to withstand aggression ...

Jan Christiaan Smuts

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Jan Christiaan Smuts (24 May 1870 – 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, general, and intellectual. Amongst the offices that he held, he was Prime Minister of South Africa and Field Marshal in the British Army.

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Birth Name: Jan Christian Smuts

Alternative Names: Smuts • J. C. Smuts • Jan Smuts

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