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... that not a few of them went to the stake rather than bear arms , on the
supposition of its being inconsistent with their profession as disciples of the
Prince of Peace . But the church , even before her union with the state under
Constantine in the ...
... that not a few of them went to the stake rather than bear arms , on the
supposition of its being inconsistent with their profession as disciples of the
Prince of Peace . But the church , even before her union with the state under
Constantine in the ...
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But communities are composed of individuals ; and the pacific influences of the
gospel must be brought to bear first upon individuals , in rectifying their views on
this subject , and in forming such a public sentiment as shall discard the war ...
But communities are composed of individuals ; and the pacific influences of the
gospel must be brought to bear first upon individuals , in rectifying their views on
this subject , and in forming such a public sentiment as shall discard the war ...
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The least complaint brings them to the gangway ; and sometimes a sailor is
sentenced to receive five hundred , and even a thousand lashes , to be inflicted
day after day , as he may be able to bear them . He is attended at each whipping
by a ...
The least complaint brings them to the gangway ; and sometimes a sailor is
sentenced to receive five hundred , and even a thousand lashes , to be inflicted
day after day , as he may be able to bear them . He is attended at each whipping
by a ...
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Are its guilty abettors the men that pay its expenses , bear its hardships , and
suffer its countless woes ? No ; these come upon the people . It is their earnings
that are wasted , their blood that is poured out like water , their dwellings that are
...
Are its guilty abettors the men that pay its expenses , bear its hardships , and
suffer its countless woes ? No ; these come upon the people . It is their earnings
that are wasted , their blood that is poured out like water , their dwellings that are
...
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Force bears sway . The statesman is despised ; the grim soldier alone is
caressed . Legal proceedings cease . Claims are asserted and prosecuted , not
according to law , but by force of arms . " Seneca , the great moralist of antiquity ,
is still ...
Force bears sway . The statesman is despised ; the grim soldier alone is
caressed . Legal proceedings cease . Claims are asserted and prosecuted , not
according to law , but by force of arms . " Seneca , the great moralist of antiquity ,
is still ...
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