He had written the Constitution of the League of Nations (after World War 1), and the Preamble to the United Nations Charter (after World War 2). Winston Churchill once declared that "my faith in him is unbreakable". Woodrow Wilson admired him "extravagantly". Albert Einstein said that he was one of the few men who understood the theory of relativity. He would meet John Maynard Keynes in the evenings, and "we (would) rail against the world". Nelson Mandela praised his contribution to "promoting freedom throughout the world". But perhaps the most apt quote comes from Lord Todd, the Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge, who said that in the 500 years of the College’s history, of all its members, past and present, three had been truly outstanding: John Milton, Charles Darwin and Jan Smuts.
A remarkable life
A remarkable life
A remarkable life
He had written the Constitution of the League of Nations (after World War 1), and the Preamble to the United Nations Charter (after World War 2). Winston Churchill once declared that "my faith in him is unbreakable". Woodrow Wilson admired him "extravagantly". Albert Einstein said that he was one of the few men who understood the theory of relativity. He would meet John Maynard Keynes in the evenings, and "we (would) rail against the world". Nelson Mandela praised his contribution to "promoting freedom throughout the world". But perhaps the most apt quote comes from Lord Todd, the Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge, who said that in the 500 years of the College’s history, of all its members, past and present, three had been truly outstanding: John Milton, Charles Darwin and Jan Smuts.