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All the social relations of mankind may be reduced to three classes ; the relation
of individuals to one another ; the relation of individuals to society , of citizens to
government ; and the relation of one society or government to another .
All the social relations of mankind may be reduced to three classes ; the relation
of individuals to one another ; the relation of individuals to society , of citizens to
government ; and the relation of one society or government to another .
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... persuading them to regulate their intercourse on the pacific principles of the
gospel . If it be said , that wars can never cease so long as capital punishments
disgrace the statute - books of Christendom , and strife continues among
individuals ...
... persuading them to regulate their intercourse on the pacific principles of the
gospel . If it be said , that wars can never cease so long as capital punishments
disgrace the statute - books of Christendom , and strife continues among
individuals ...
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... will suffice , the lowest views of peace would not justify a resort to the sword . —
6 . We think , also , that nations ought , like individuals , to regulate their
intercourse by the gospel ; and we have only to ascertain and apply its principles
. — 7 .
... will suffice , the lowest views of peace would not justify a resort to the sword . —
6 . We think , also , that nations ought , like individuals , to regulate their
intercourse by the gospel ; and we have only to ascertain and apply its principles
. — 7 .
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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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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 inefficient towards redressing wrong , and multiplies
...
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 inefficient towards redressing wrong , and multiplies
...
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