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The first effectual appeal was made in a pamphlet published in December , 1814
; and the first Peace Society in modern times was organized in the city of New
York , during the summer of 1815 , and followed , in eight or ten months , by one
in ...
The first effectual appeal was made in a pamphlet published in December , 1814
; and the first Peace Society in modern times was organized in the city of New
York , during the summer of 1815 , and followed , in eight or ten months , by one
in ...
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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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However extensively applicable its principles may be , we aim , as a society of
peacemakers , at the application of them only to the con. duct of one nation
towards another , and shall accomplish our whole object by persuading them to
regulate ...
However extensively applicable its principles may be , we aim , as a society of
peacemakers , at the application of them only to the con. duct of one nation
towards another , and shall accomplish our whole object by persuading them to
regulate ...
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We regard them as societies appointed by God himself for the universal spread of
peace ; and they should all examine this subject till their views are settled , and
then let the world know what they think concerning the incompatibility of war with
...
We regard them as societies appointed by God himself for the universal spread of
peace ; and they should all examine this subject till their views are settled , and
then let the world know what they think concerning the incompatibility of war with
...
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A distinguished English missionary in India attributes to us “ the honor of
inventing two of the most valuable institutions that ever blessed mankind , — the
Peace Society , and the Temperance Society ; and , if every American viewed
them as I ...
A distinguished English missionary in India attributes to us “ the honor of
inventing two of the most valuable institutions that ever blessed mankind , — the
Peace Society , and the Temperance Society ; and , if every American viewed
them as I ...
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