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Peace and Government ; by Geo . C . Beckwith , . . . . . ' : . 425 " 50 . - Criminality
of War ; by Howard Malcom , D D . , . . . . . . 433 • 51 . - War a Destroyer of Souls , .
. • 52 . - War and the Hearth , or the Influence of War on Domestic Happiness .
Peace and Government ; by Geo . C . Beckwith , . . . . . ' : . 425 " 50 . - Criminality
of War ; by Howard Malcom , D D . , . . . . . . 433 • 51 . - War a Destroyer of Souls , .
. • 52 . - War and the Hearth , or the Influence of War on Domestic Happiness .
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... but its general peace has been preserved since 1815 by the various agencies
and influences which constitute the cause of peace . The sentiments of the
civilized world on this subject are very different now from what they were fifty
years ago ...
... but its general peace has been preserved since 1815 by the various agencies
and influences which constitute the cause of peace . The sentiments of the
civilized world on this subject are very different now from what they were fifty
years ago ...
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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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These truths are palpable , and must in the progress of time have their influence
on the minds and conduct of nations . " We might quote from a long list of English
statesmen - BURKE , Fox , CANNING , McIntosh , and others ; but a single ...
These truths are palpable , and must in the progress of time have their influence
on the minds and conduct of nations . " We might quote from a long list of English
statesmen - BURKE , Fox , CANNING , McIntosh , and others ; but a single ...
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Bishop WATSON exclaims , “ Would to God that the spirit of the Christian religion
would exert its influence over the hearts of individuals in their public capacity , as
much as , we trust , it does over their conduct in private life ! Then there would ...
Bishop WATSON exclaims , “ Would to God that the spirit of the Christian religion
would exert its influence over the hearts of individuals in their public capacity , as
much as , we trust , it does over their conduct in private life ! Then there would ...
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