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 Historians, philosophers, and political leaders have pointed to the year 1914 as the start of a new momentous epoch. seventeen years into the epoch, historian H. G. Wels commented: "Gladly would the prophet prophesy pleasant things. But his duty is to tell what he sees. He sees a world still firmly controlled by soldiers, patriots, usurers, and financial adventurers; a world surrendered to suspicion and hatred, losing what is left of private liberties very rapidly, blundering toward bitter class conflicts, and preparing for new wars." In 1953 philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote: "Ever since 1914, everybody conscious of trends in the world has been deeply troubled by what has seemed like a fated and predetermined march toward ever greater disaster . . . . They see the human race, like the hero of a Greek tragedy, driven on by angry gods and no longer the master of fate." In 1980 statesman Howard Macmillan, reflecting on the peaceful start of our 20th century, said: "Everything would get better and better. This was the world I was born in. . .  . Suddenly, unexpectedly, one morning in 1914 the whole thing came to an end." 

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