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... called war , both because in most of these cases there is really no conflict , and because the parties in them all are either individuals , or government and individuals , not nations alone . The cause of peace is not encumbered with ...
... called war , both because in most of these cases there is really no conflict , and because the parties in them all are either individuals , or government and individuals , not nations alone . The cause of peace is not encumbered with ...
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... called defensive , not a few of us regard as in all cases contrary to the gospel , and none of us allow them except as a last resort for the preservation of life ; for , if any other expedient , any amount of injury short of our own ...
... called defensive , not a few of us regard as in all cases contrary to the gospel , and none of us allow them except as a last resort for the preservation of life ; for , if any other expedient , any amount of injury short of our own ...
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... called defensive , and can find very few that any friend of peace would attempt to justify . We may disagree concerning the strict inviola- bility of human life , on the subject of capital punishments , respecting the right of the ...
... called defensive , and can find very few that any friend of peace would attempt to justify . We may disagree concerning the strict inviola- bility of human life , on the subject of capital punishments , respecting the right of the ...
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... you contribute ? Will you do all you can ? " Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall be called the children of God . " AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY , BOSTON , MASS . A SKETCH OF WAR : WHAT IT IS , AND 8 THE CAUSE OF PEACE .
... you contribute ? Will you do all you can ? " Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall be called the children of God . " AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY , BOSTON , MASS . A SKETCH OF WAR : WHAT IT IS , AND 8 THE CAUSE OF PEACE .
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... called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers . Their punishment is still more barbarous . ' Sail- ors are subject , ' says a well - known writer , ' not only to a torrent of imprecations and curses , but to the ...
... called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers . Their punishment is still more barbarous . ' Sail- ors are subject , ' says a well - known writer , ' not only to a torrent of imprecations and curses , but to the ...
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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