By the time Eurostate stabilized, the two clauses of the 1919 treaty had evolved into something their authors could never have imagined. Clause One had succeeded beyond expectation. The sword had indeed been shrunk into the word. Wars were fought primarily through language. Reputation replaced blood as the currency of conflict.
Clause Two had also survived—but in a distorted form. Love remained powerful but it was now treated as a dangerous substance requiring careful regulation.
The Big Four had hoped that love would end wars. Instead, the fear of love became one of the mechanisms used to maintain peace.