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... human improvement in other respects . Let us then hope , that the law of nature will in time influence the proceedings of nations as well as of individuals , and that we shall at length be sensible , that war is an instrument entirely ...
... human improvement in other respects . Let us then hope , that the law of nature will in time influence the proceedings of nations as well as of individuals , and that we shall at length be sensible , that war is an instrument entirely ...
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... human crimes . I deem it to include all others · violence , blood , rapine , fraud , every thing which can deform the character , alter the nature , and debase the name of man . " man , PHILOSOPHERS . We need not quote largely from ...
... human crimes . I deem it to include all others · violence , blood , rapine , fraud , every thing which can deform the character , alter the nature , and debase the name of man . " man , PHILOSOPHERS . We need not quote largely from ...
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... human skulls broken bones - unburied and putrefying dead bodies hospitals crowded with sick and wounded soldiers mothers in besieged towns villages on fire eating the flesh of their children - ships sinking in the ocean rivers dyed with ...
... human skulls broken bones - unburied and putrefying dead bodies hospitals crowded with sick and wounded soldiers mothers in besieged towns villages on fire eating the flesh of their children - ships sinking in the ocean rivers dyed with ...
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... human nature ? Depend upon it , war leads to all of them in their most aggravated atrocity . Is im- piety , or a total neglect of religion , the source of all villany ? Religion is always overwhelmed in the storms of war . " " The ...
... human nature ? Depend upon it , war leads to all of them in their most aggravated atrocity . Is im- piety , or a total neglect of religion , the source of all villany ? Religion is always overwhelmed in the storms of war . " " The ...
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... human nature amiable or re- spectable , whatever engages love or confidence , is sacrificed at its shrine ... humanity , in the curses and impre- cations of those whom his sword has reduced to despair . " CHALMERS , one of the first ...
... human nature amiable or re- spectable , whatever engages love or confidence , is sacrificed at its shrine ... humanity , in the curses and impre- cations of those whom his sword has reduced to despair . " CHALMERS , one of the first ...
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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