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December 1, 1930 - Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III gave an interview with W.R Titterton of the 'The Daily Herald' in London and he talked about his interest in horses, his personal concern for India and its welfare, he regarded himself as the citizen of the world, and other interesting topics.
He said, 'But for many years now, I have been a citizen of the world, above all of Europe.
And let me say here how much it matter that I should know well the languages of Europe...
...Nothing matters to me now as much as this: to use all my influence -- in Europe and in Asia -- to
prevent another war.' (Aziz; 856)

My final word would be to civilised society at large. I have already suggested that society should give a man space and the means to make himself healthy. Now pursue the implication and tell society that it should give the individual peace. That is what a government is for, it is the final test; if a government cannot give us that it is not worth having. I am a pacifist.

I would have the whole world unite to defend itself against aggression. Your nationalist instincts may be opposed to this. But see what those instincts have done for you! You have broken Germany. Yes! but you have broken yourselves. I don’t say that you were at fault. I don’t say that you could have avoided doing what you did. For the pre-war Prussian was — no, not criminal — impossible. But I do say that war is always a ghastly mistake, and that this last war was almost the death-blow to civilisation.

And so in my testament I should say to the rulers of the earth: Prove yourselves; prove that you are worth having; give the world peace!