The heightened sense of crisis prompted Iorga to issue appeals against defeatism and reissue "Neamul Românesc" from Iași, explaining: "I realized at once what moral use could come out of this for the thousands of discouraged and disillusioned people and against the traitors who were creeping up all over the place." The goal was again reflected in his complementary lectures (where he discussed the "national principle") and a new set of works; these featured musings on the Allied commitment ("Relations des Roumains avec les Alliès", "The Romanians' Relations with the Allies"; "Histoire des relations entre la France et les roumains", "The History of Relations between France and the Romanians"), the national character ("Sufletul românesc", "The Romanian Soul") or columns against the loss of morale ("Armistițiul", "The Armistice"). His ideal of moral regeneration through the war effort came with an endorsement of land reform projects. Brătianu did not object to the idea, being however concerned that landowners would rebel. Iorga purportedly gave him a sarcastic reply: "just like you've been shooting the peasants to benefit the landowners, you'll then be shooting the landowners to benefit the peasants."