The Salvaging of Civilization

The Salvaging of Civilization, by H. G. Wells, lists chapters titled, among others, The Probable Future of Mankind, The Project of a World State and The Bible of Civilization. The text says the present outlook of human affairs is one that admits of broad generalizations and that seems to require broad generalizations. The text says a series of immense and tragic events have shattered the self-complacency and challenged the will and intelligence of mankind.

The text says the victor in the next great war will be bombed from the air, starved, and depleted almost as much as the loser. The speaker asks whether we provide that idea of a place in the world for our people to-day, and suggests that we do not. The speaker says the cosmogony of the Bible has lost grip and conviction upon men's minds. The text says that in times of fluctuation and dissolving landmarks, the importance of the teacher rises with the progressive dissolution of the established order.