5 OCTOBER 1945, page 10

I Defined Common Sense As The Vigilant Avoidance Of Nonsense

; and as the most frequent and dangerous cause of nonsense, or the incorrect approach, I indicated the thoughtless acceptance of formulas, whether British or foreign. I......

Marginal Comment

By HAROLD NICOLSON I WAS lecturing at Eton this week on the subject of " The Approach to Foreign Affairs." I found my gaze wandering from the alert faces of my audience to the......

* * * * I Am Aware That Any Rich

country, possessed of sufficient mineral and industrial resources, will within the next year or so be able to " perfect " the atomic bomb. I am also aware that a small country......

The Subject Of My Lecture That Evening Was One On

which I have spoken to very divers: audiences at different times. Its purpose was to indicate how the ordinary citizen, possessed of no specialised know- ledge or experience,......

I Admitted That His Compelling Directive Had Been...

many material matters by events and inventions which had occurred since 1907. The perfection of the air-arm had modified, if it had not transformed, the efficacy of maritime......