Europe's fateful hour

The underlying causes of the war: 1. Quantity and quality. 2. Anarchy, liberty and discipline. 3. The great and the colossal -- Teutonism and Latinism -- Ancient Rome and modern culture -- Italy's foreign policy -- The genius of the Latin peoples -- The intellectual problems of the new world -- The great contradiction: 1. Patriotism and progress. 2. The two sides of progress. 3. A ruthless war. 4. New strength and ancient wisdom. 5. Bacchus in bonds.