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Arthur Henderson

The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization.

Arthur Henderson

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Arthur Henderson is saying that studying the causes and events of World War I shows how deeply society and its values broke down during that time. This collapse wasn’t just about battles, but a failure in the way nations and people behaved, leading to widespread disaster.

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