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... passions of officers seldom called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers . Their punishment is still more barbarous . ' Sail- ors are subject , ' says a well - known writer , ' not only to a torrent of imprecations and ...
... passions of officers seldom called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers . Their punishment is still more barbarous . ' Sail- ors are subject , ' says a well - known writer , ' not only to a torrent of imprecations and ...
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... passions of mankind , and so universally wrought into the very texture of society and government . Our object is so good , they will not oppose us ; but they have so little faith in its practicability as to withhold their active co ...
... passions of mankind , and so universally wrought into the very texture of society and government . Our object is so good , they will not oppose us ; but they have so little faith in its practicability as to withhold their active co ...
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... passion , any habit , that defies the utmost power of God's truth and spirit ? No ; none of his faults are absolutely incorrigible ; and , if war be the work of men , it surely can be done away by a right use of the requisite means . To ...
... passion , any habit , that defies the utmost power of God's truth and spirit ? No ; none of his faults are absolutely incorrigible ; and , if war be the work of men , it surely can be done away by a right use of the requisite means . To ...
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... passions ? But these passions may be restrained , or taught to gratify them- selves in other ways than the wholesale butcheries of war . Necessary for the vindication of our rights , for the redress of our wrongs , for the protection of ...
... passions ? But these passions may be restrained , or taught to gratify them- selves in other ways than the wholesale butcheries of war . Necessary for the vindication of our rights , for the redress of our wrongs , for the protection of ...
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... passion , and interest , and inveterate custom , all clamored loud in its be- half , and covered with obloquy and reproach the few that dared to beard the monster in his very den . But humanity and religion could bear it no longer ; and ...
... passion , and interest , and inveterate custom , all clamored loud in its be- half , and covered with obloquy and reproach the few that dared to beard the monster in his very den . But humanity and religion could bear it no longer ; and ...
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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