"The Peace" () is an essay by the German writer

Ernst Jünger Ernst Jünger (; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German author, highly decorated soldier, philosopher, and entomology, entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir ''Storm of Steel''. The son of a successful busin ...

. It was intended for Allied readers in the event of a German rebellion against the

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during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. It lays out a peace proposal and further visions that involve the creation of a

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, which could take inspiration from Switzerland and the United States. Similarly to

Novalis Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), pen name Novalis (; ), was a German nobility, German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and Mysticism, mystic. He is regarded as an inf ...

in '' Christianity or Europe'', Jünger argued that serious engagement with

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is more important than a

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for upholding peace in Europe. The text marked Jünger's last direct involvement in political life. According to his diaries, he finished the final revisions on 9 November 1943. Illegal typescripts of the text circulated in Germany toward the end of the war. Unofficial prints were created from 1945 until the first authorised version was published by Verlag Die Argonauten in Amsterdam in 1948.

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