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hem a certain unity of tone and temper, in spite of the diversity of their authorship and subject-matter. Whether the subject is foreign politics, or imperial problems, or government, or industry, the same temper shows itself--a belief in freedom rather than in regimentation; an earnest desire to substitute law for force; a belief in persuasion rather than in compulsion as the best mode of solving difficult problems; an eagerness to establish organised methods of discussion and co-operation as the best solvent of strife, in international relations and in industrial affairs quite as much as in the realm of national politics, to which these methods have long since been applied. That is the spirit of modern Liberalism, which gives unity to the diversity of this little volume. As has often been said, Liberalism is an attitude of mind rather than a body of definitely formulated doctrine. It does not claim to know of any formula which will guide us out of all our troubles, or of any panacea that will cure every social ill. It recognises that we are surrounded in every field of social and political life by infinitely difficult problems for which there is no easy solution. It puts its trust in the honest inquiry and thought of free men who take their civic responsibilities seriously. CONTENTS PAGE Preface v The League of Nations and the Rehabilitation of Europe _Rt. Hon. Lord Robert Cecil_ 1 The Balance of Power _Professor A.F. Pollard_ 19 International Disarmament _Sir Frederick Maurice_ 37 Reparations and Inter-Allied Debt _John Maynard Keynes_ 51 The Outlook for National Finance _Sir Josiah Stamp_ 59 Free Trade _Rt. Hon. J.M. Robertson_ 74 India _Sir Hamilton Grant_ 92 Egypt _J.A. Spender_ 111 The Machinery of Government _Ramsay Muir_ 120 The State and Industry _W.T. Layton_ 145 The Regulation of Wages _Professor L.T. Hobhouse_ 165 Unemployment _H.D. Henderson_ 176 The Problem of the Mines _Arnold D. McNair_ 194 The Land Question _A.S. Comyns Carr_ 212 Agricultural Questions _Rt. Hon.
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