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... fear , and slavery in the same proportion . " THOMAS JEFFERSON both wrote and acted with great decision in favor of peace . I stand in awe , " he says in 1798 , " at the mighty conflict to which two great nations , " ( France and ...
... fear , and slavery in the same proportion . " THOMAS JEFFERSON both wrote and acted with great decision in favor of peace . I stand in awe , " he says in 1798 , " at the mighty conflict to which two great nations , " ( France and ...
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... fear not for themselves , but their infants ; the inhabitants flying with their helpless babes in all directions , miserable fugitives on their native soil ! In another part you witness opulent cities taken by storm ; the streets ...
... fear not for themselves , but their infants ; the inhabitants flying with their helpless babes in all directions , miserable fugitives on their native soil ! In another part you witness opulent cities taken by storm ; the streets ...
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... fear they will , unless we prevent it by injuring them in advance Love your enemies . War requires and almost compels us to hate them . Do good unto all men . War does them evil , only evil . Lay aside all malice . War cherishes malice ...
... fear they will , unless we prevent it by injuring them in advance Love your enemies . War requires and almost compels us to hate them . Do good unto all men . War does them evil , only evil . Lay aside all malice . War cherishes malice ...
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... fear- ful , unyielding purpose , a purpose on which he feeds and nourishes his galled mind , as food affords life and energy to his physical constitution . That purpose is REVENGE . I have heard them swear - and the wild flashing eye ...
... fear- ful , unyielding purpose , a purpose on which he feeds and nourishes his galled mind , as food affords life and energy to his physical constitution . That purpose is REVENGE . I have heard them swear - and the wild flashing eye ...
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... Fear had rendered their grief dumb ; and as they tremblingly quitted their retreats , they carried off their most valuable effects , while those of more sensibility , actuated by natural feelings , sought only to save the lives of their ...
... Fear had rendered their grief dumb ; and as they tremblingly quitted their retreats , they carried off their most valuable effects , while those of more sensibility , actuated by natural feelings , sought only to save the lives of their ...
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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