41] She felt that children allowed to develop according to their inner laws of development would give rise to a more peaceful and enduring civilization.
Montessori believed that education had an important role in achieving world peace,[19]: 80  stating in her 1936 book Education and Peace that "[p]reventing conflicts is the work of politics; establishing peace is the work of education".[41] She felt that children allowed to develop according to their inner laws of development would give rise to a more peaceful and enduring civilization. From the 1930s to the end of her life, she gave a number of lectures and addresses on the subject.[42]