The unfolding events of the 1930s. especially in Germany. gradually wakened many. In 1928 Albert Einstein had embraced pacifism as "one of the most encouraging developments of our time." He soon became the best known and perhaps the most eminent figure in the peace movement. By the early 1930s he had come to seeas a refugee from Nazismthat "conditions. unfortunately. have changed." Only "vigilance" he declared. echoing Churchill. by armed and united democracies. could prevent war and halt the tide of Hitlers advance. For this stand he was denounced by the great French writer Romain Rolland for "weakness of spirit." Is it unreasonable to see some analogy today with those who urge unilateral disarmament on the West and who are silent on Soviet incursions throughout the globe but eloquent in denunciations of American policies? Ignorance of the threat to liberty is as great today among many as it was in Worldwide threats to freedom. peace. and progress are growing.