World Federalism
World Federalism
World federalism or global federalism, is a political ideology that advocates for a democratic, federal world government. The world federation would hold authority on issues of global concern, while member states would retain authority over local and national issues. Overall sovereignty over the world population would largely reside with the federal government.
"The new miracles of science and technology enable us at last to bring our world some measure of unity; if our generation does not use them for construction, they will be misused to destroy it and all its slowly-won civilization of the past in a new and terrible warfare."
"Unless some effective supranational government can be set up and brought quickly into action, the prospects of peace and human progress are dark and doubtful."
"Mankinds desire for peace can be realized only by the creation of a world government. With all my heart, I believe that the worlds present system of sovereign nations can only lead to barbarism, war, and inhumanity."
"We must create world-wide law and law enforcement as we outlaw world-wide war and weapons."
"It will be just as easy for nations to get along in a republic of the world as it is for us to get along in the republic of the United States. Now, if Kansas and Colorado have a quarrel over a watershed, they don’t call out the National Guard of each State and go to war over it. They bring suit in the Supreme Court and abide by its decision. There isn’t a reason in the world why we can’t do that internationally."
"In a very real sense, the world no longer has a choice between force and law. If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law."
