The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and PeaceSixty four tracts, compiled and edited by George C. Beckwith, corresponding secretaty of the American Peace Society. Each tract is separately as well as consecutively paged. |
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They are at the mercy of every superior , from the commander - in - chief down to the pettiest officer . ... for life itself against the lawless passions of officers seldom called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers .
They are at the mercy of every superior , from the commander - in - chief down to the pettiest officer . ... for life itself against the lawless passions of officers seldom called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers .
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At this signal , the eight soldiers , drawn by lot for the bloody deed , stepped forward within two rods of their victim ; and , at another signal from the officer , all fired at the same instant . The miserable man , with a horrid ...
At this signal , the eight soldiers , drawn by lot for the bloody deed , stepped forward within two rods of their victim ; and , at another signal from the officer , all fired at the same instant . The miserable man , with a horrid ...
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It sprang from paganism ; its spirit is essentially pagan still ; and its laws every where require soldiers to obey their officers rather than God himself . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ?
It sprang from paganism ; its spirit is essentially pagan still ; and its laws every where require soldiers to obey their officers rather than God himself . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ?
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Could you , ' inquired a peace - man of a military officer , could you , after a battle in which you had stained your hands with the blood of your brethren , ask God to forgive you as you had forgiven your enemies ??
Could you , ' inquired a peace - man of a military officer , could you , after a battle in which you had stained your hands with the blood of your brethren , ask God to forgive you as you had forgiven your enemies ??
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“ While these preparations were going on , the officers were dressing themselves in full uniform , and arming themselves with their dirks ; and the prisoner's messmates carried him his best clothes , to make him appear in as decent a ...
“ While these preparations were going on , the officers were dressing themselves in full uniform , and arming themselves with their dirks ; and the prisoner's messmates carried him his best clothes , to make him appear in as decent a ...
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| Title | The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace History of international law |
| Author | American Peace Society |
| Editor | George Cone Beckwith |
| Publisher | G.C.Beckwith, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 609 pages |
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