The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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Page 1
But the church , even before her union with the state under Constantine in the
fourth century , had sadly degenerated in this as in other respects ; and , ever
since that fatal era , she has lent her sanction to the custom of war , with little
thought of ...
But the church , even before her union with the state under Constantine in the
fourth century , had sadly degenerated in this as in other respects ; and , ever
since that fatal era , she has lent her sanction to the custom of war , with little
thought of ...
Page 5
We may disagree concerning the strict inviolability of human life , on the subject
of capital punishments , respecting the right of the magistrate to use the sword in
suppressing mobs and insurrections ; but these points form no part of our cause ...
We may disagree concerning the strict inviolability of human life , on the subject
of capital punishments , respecting the right of the magistrate to use the sword in
suppressing mobs and insurrections ; but these points form no part of our cause ...
Page 5
Are there no means of coercing injustice more gratifying to our nature than a
waste of the blood of thousands , and of the labor of millions of our fellow -
creatures ? — Wonderful has been the progress of human improvement in other
respects .
Are there no means of coercing injustice more gratifying to our nature than a
waste of the blood of thousands , and of the labor of millions of our fellow -
creatures ? — Wonderful has been the progress of human improvement in other
respects .
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It reverses , with respect to its objects , all the rules of morality It is nothing less
than A TEMPORARY REPEAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF VIRTUE . It is a system
out of which almost all the virtues are excluded , and in which nearly all the vices
...
It reverses , with respect to its objects , all the rules of morality It is nothing less
than A TEMPORARY REPEAL OF THE PRINCIPLES OF VIRTUE . It is a system
out of which almost all the virtues are excluded , and in which nearly all the vices
...
Page 4
How much longer will men of any principle , conscience or self - respect , hire
themselves out to the work of robbery and murder ? How long will professed
Christians , or any Christian community , respect or even tolerate the military
profession ...
How much longer will men of any principle , conscience or self - respect , hire
themselves out to the work of robbery and murder ? How long will professed
Christians , or any Christian community , respect or even tolerate the military
profession ...
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