Nikola Tesla's knowledge reached far beyond electromagnetic fields and waves. He also had great insight into politics, supporting a strong and independent America. He clearly opposed the League of Nations, and would most certainly want the US out of the United Nations today.

Read it here in Tesla's own words:

"I have expressed myself in this regard fourteen years ago, when a combination of a few leading governments, a sort of Holy alliance, was advocated by the late Andrew Carnegie, who may be fairly considered as the father of this idea, having given to it more publicity and impetus than anybody else prior to the efforts of the President [Woodrow Wilson]. While it can not be denied that such aspects might be of material advantage to some less fortunate peoples, it can not attain the chief objective sought.

Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment and merging of races, and we are still far from this blissful realisation, because few indeed, will admit the reality - that God made man in His image - in which case all earth men are alike. There is in fact but one race, of many colours. Christ is but one person, yet he is of all people, so why do some people think themselves better than some other people?"

And here:

"As I view the world of today, in the light of the gigantic struggle we have witnessed, I am filled with conviction that the interests of humanity would be best served if the United States remained true to its traditions, true to God whom it pretends to believe, and kept out of "entangling alliances."

Situated as it is, geographically remote from the theatres of impending conflicts, without incentive to territorial aggrandisement, with inexhaustible resources and immense population thoroughly imbued with the spirit of liberty and right, this country is placed in a unique and privileged position. It is thus able to exert, independently, its colossal strength and moral force to the benefit of all, more judiciously and effectively, than as a member of a league."

Now why are so many of our leaders unable to see things as clearly?

Mr. Berardinis,
I wanted to say thank you for the articles about Nikola Tesla. Many people including Electrical Engineers do not know he even existed, let alone all that we owe him. I have been an admirer of Tesla since I was in High School a long time ago. I built a Tesla Coil that won two science fairs. I have every book I can find on his accomplishments and have the parts to build a super Tesla Coil. The bladeless turbine he designed & built was intriguing.
Thank you again for paying tribute to one of the major contributors of what we have in this world.
Regards,
Steve Rosinski
srosinski@foamex.com

Dear Larry,
Your "In the Loop" has told me so much about you. I hope to meet you one day, Lord willing. I really, really enjoyed your series and this post capped them nicely, especially considering the current state of the world and todays observance of the National Day of Prayer. I too have been facinated by Tesla's genius and his seeming eccentricity.
My son caught my enthusiasm and decided to do an extensive report on Tesla for a school competition. He did an excellent job, working for nearly a month. The reviewers however felt the subject was unimportant (or perhaps didn't believe he could have done so well by himself). A more politically correct paper won. The way it was handled crushed his spirit and soured him on science. Thankfully not on learning, he is studying political science preparatory to law. I still have the report. Keep up the good work. You make us think.
"Providence punishes national sins, by national calamities."
George Mason
Father of the Bill of Rights

"Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in the exclusion of religious principle…"
(Source: George Washington, address of George Washington, President of the United States…Preparatory to his declination ( Baltimore: George and Henry S Keatinge, 1796), pp.22-23.)

More intriguing stuff from the Tesla files:

In the late 1920s, Nikola Tesla made a new friend in George Sylvester Viereck, a German poet and mystic. Tesla was pretty much through with socializing by then, but on occasion, he would show up at Vierecks's dinner parties. At one, Tesla surprised and thrilled the guests by reading an original poem, a satirical swipe at the scientific establishment of his time. Here it is in its entirety:

Fragments of Olympian Gossip

While listening on my cosmic phone, I caught words from the Olympus blown.
A newcomer was shown around; that much I could guess, aided by sound.
"There's Archimedes with his lever. Still busy on problems as ever.
Says: Matter and force are transmutable. And wrong the laws you thought immutable."
"Below, on Earth, they work at full blast. And news are coming in thick and fast.
The latest tells of a cosmic gun. To be pelted is very poor fun.
We are wary with so much at stake, those beggars are a pest — no mistake."
"Too bad, Sir Isaac, they dimmed your renown. And turned your great science upside down.
Now a longhaired crank, Einstein by name, puts on your high teaching all the blame.
Says: Matter and force are transmutable. And wrong the laws you thought immutable."
"I am much too ignorant, my son, for grasping schemes so finely spun.
My followers are of stronger mind. And I am content to stay behind.
Perhaps I failed, but I did my best, these masters of mine may do the rest.
Come, Kelvin, I have finished my cup. When is your friend Tesla coming up?"
"Oh, quoth Kelvin, he is always late. It would be useless to remonstrate."
Then silence — shuffle of soft slippered feet — I knock and — the bedlam of the street.