Item #85 Autograph Manuscript Signed. ALBERT EINSTEIN.
Autograph Manuscript Signed

Autograph Manuscript Signed

EINSTEIN ON THE CONCEPT OF PEACE: A POWERFUL AUTOGRAPH STATEMENT IN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE FORMAT.

Translated from the original German:

"No person has the moral right to call himself a Christian or Jew so long as he is prepared to engage in systematic murder at the command of an authority, or allow himself to be used in any way in the service of war or the preparation for it."

Starting in 1925, the French Academy began sending large (11.5x16.5) sheets to important scientists, writers, and intellectuals asking them to write on the sheet a statement on the concept of peace for possible inclusion in an anthology. (The World League for Peace later released a limited edition of prints from the submissions under the title Pax Mundi: livre d’or de la paix.) This is Einstein’s unique manuscript submission.

A highly unusual format with exceptionally large Einstein signature of an important Einstein statement, consistent with his life-long dedication to pacifism.

c.1925-1930. One large folio page (11.5 x 16.5 inches). In German. Fine condition.

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