Full Idea
The peoples of the earth have entered in varying degrees into a universal community, and it has developed to the point where a violation of rights in one part of the world is felt everywhere.
Gist of Idea
There is now a growing universal community, and violations of rights are felt everywhere
Source
Immanuel Kant (Perpetual Peace [1795], 'Third')
Book Reference
Kant,Immanuel: 'Political Writings', ed/tr. Reiss,Hans [CUP 1996], p.107
A Reaction
I hope slavery was at the forefront of his mind when he wrote that. It is only in very recent times (since about 1960?) that major violations of rights are felt to matter to the whole human race. A long way to go, though.