EPISODE · Jun 30, 2026 · 21 MIN
Anticipations Chapter 8 Part 1
from The H. G. Wells Library · host H. G. Wells
In which the inexorable advance of science and mechanism gradually dissolves old national boundaries, weaving together vast social and economic syntheses that gesture towards a unified world-state. Yet amid this immense natural movement, the diverse aspirations and resistances of peoples and nations—shaped by history, culture, and language—contest the shape and character of emerging political unities, with the future balance hinging on intelligence, education, and the tempering of old passions.
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In which the inexorable advance of science and mechanism gradually dissolves old national boundaries, weaving together vast social and economic syntheses that gesture towards a unified world-state. Yet amid this immense natural movement, the diverse aspirations and resistances of peoples and nations—shaped by history, culture, and language—contest the shape and character of emerging political unities, with the future balance hinging on intelligence, education, and the tempering of old passions.
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