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... become far more pacific than formerly ; their services have generously been tendered , in a variety of instances , to avert the threatened horrors of war ; and other expedients than a resort to the sword for the adjustment of ...
... become far more pacific than formerly ; their services have generously been tendered , in a variety of instances , to avert the threatened horrors of war ; and other expedients than a resort to the sword for the adjustment of ...
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... become too much excited to adjust the matter themselves , they may refer it to an umpire mutually chosen ; and this expedient alone , if properly used , would prevent more than nine wars in ten . 3. Mediation . When rulers withdraw from ...
... become too much excited to adjust the matter themselves , they may refer it to an umpire mutually chosen ; and this expedient alone , if properly used , would prevent more than nine wars in ten . 3. Mediation . When rulers withdraw from ...
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... become their prey , and often contended with the soldiers for the dead horses which were left on the road . ' ' Every day furnished scenes too painful to relate . The road was covered with soldiers who no longer retained the 1 " human ...
... become their prey , and often contended with the soldiers for the dead horses which were left on the road . ' ' Every day furnished scenes too painful to relate . The road was covered with soldiers who no longer retained the 1 " human ...
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... become indifferent to the sufferings they occasioned ! ' ' It was now the thirteenth day after the battle . It is impossible to conceive the sufferings of men rudely carried at such a period of their wounds . When I first entered the ...
... become indifferent to the sufferings they occasioned ! ' ' It was now the thirteenth day after the battle . It is impossible to conceive the sufferings of men rudely carried at such a period of their wounds . When I first entered the ...
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... become permanent or general ; and , among other means adapted to produce such a change , we wish , as the friends of temperance have done in their cause , to show you how men the most distinguished in all ages for their learning ...
... become permanent or general ; and , among other means adapted to produce such a change , we wish , as the friends of temperance have done in their cause , to show you how men the most distinguished in all ages for their learning ...
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AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY Apostles argument arms army battle bayonet benevolence blessing blood cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civil common crime custom dead death defence destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire forbearance France French friends of peace glory gospel Greece hands heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence justice kill land lawfulness of war less lives mankind mass means ment military millions mind misery missionaries Moloch moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy never object officer pacific pagan passions perish precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers reason religion religion of peace Resist not evil rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword Tatian TERTULLIAN thing thou thousand tion truth violence virtue war-system warrior wars whole wounded wrong