A collection of essays, speeches and letters written in Switzerland during 1915–1919 that defend intellectual independence and international solidarity amid the First World War. An opening ode invokes peace, and subsequent pieces pay tribute to and critique contemporary thinkers and activists while resisting censorship, jingoism and repression. The writings mix personal tributes, editorial polemic and public appeals, celebrating figures like Tolstoy and Gorki, addressing political leaders, and urging humanitarianism, cultural cooperation and a renewed commitment to free thought as the basis for moral and political reconstruction in Europe.