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Page 4
... and so long indeed as the Quakers retained the chief power in the government
, the peace and amity which had been thus solemnly promised and concluded ,
never was violated ; and a large , though solitary example afforded of the facility ...
... and so long indeed as the Quakers retained the chief power in the government
, the peace and amity which had been thus solemnly promised and concluded ,
never was violated ; and a large , though solitary example afforded of the facility ...
Page 9
Since that time , none have been so faithful witnesses to the pacific spirit of the
religion of Jesus as the Quakers ; and , had all the rulers of Christendom been of
that denomination for the last hundred and fifty years , the oceans of blood shed
in ...
Since that time , none have been so faithful witnesses to the pacific spirit of the
religion of Jesus as the Quakers ; and , had all the rulers of Christendom been of
that denomination for the last hundred and fifty years , the oceans of blood shed
in ...
Page 105
Time was , nor long ago , when warriors received the admiration of the world ;
when there was scarce an advocate of peace besides the Quakers , Moravians ,
and a very few others ; when the idea of abolishing war was scouted as the
wildest ...
Time was , nor long ago , when warriors received the admiration of the world ;
when there was scarce an advocate of peace besides the Quakers , Moravians ,
and a very few others ; when the idea of abolishing war was scouted as the
wildest ...
Page 146
... though the Quakers now are pretty generally opposed to the taking of human
life in any case . — AM . ED . neutral on the subject , but that our opinion of 10
146 WAR UNLAWFUL .
... though the Quakers now are pretty generally opposed to the taking of human
life in any case . — AM . ED . neutral on the subject , but that our opinion of 10
146 WAR UNLAWFUL .
Page 215
To such a substitute , what objection can be urged ? It relinquishes no right ; it
sacrifices no interest ; it would startle few , if any prejudices ; it can offend neither
the strong nor the moderate peace - man , neither the Quaker nor the warrior ; it is
...
To such a substitute , what objection can be urged ? It relinquishes no right ; it
sacrifices no interest ; it would startle few , if any prejudices ; it can offend neither
the strong nor the moderate peace - man , neither the Quaker nor the warrior ; it is
...
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