The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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... as a society of peacemakers , at the application of them only to the conduct of
one nation towards another , and shall accomplish our whole object by
persuading them to regulate their intercourse on the pacific principles of the
gospel . If it be ...
... as a society of peacemakers , at the application of them only to the conduct of
one nation towards another , and shall accomplish our whole object by
persuading them to regulate their intercourse on the pacific principles of the
gospel . If it be ...
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Even wars called defensive , not a few of us regard as in all cases contrary to the
gospel , and none of us allow them except as a last resort for the preservation of
life ; for , if any other expedient , any amount of injury short of our own ...
Even wars called defensive , not a few of us regard as in all cases contrary to the
gospel , and none of us allow them except as a last resort for the preservation of
life ; for , if any other expedient , any amount of injury short of our own ...
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But communities are composed of individuals ; and the pacific influences of the
gospel must be brought to bear first upon individuals , in rectifying their views on
this subject , and in forming such a public sentiment as shall discard the war ...
But communities are composed of individuals ; and the pacific influences of the
gospel must be brought to bear first upon individuals , in rectifying their views on
this subject , and in forming such a public sentiment as shall discard the war ...
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They deem it “ the duty of ministers to preach in favor of the cause of peace , as a
prominent part of the gospel , and of Christians to pray for the spread of peace
through the world . ” They think , also , that the subject of peace , being in its
strictly ...
They deem it “ the duty of ministers to preach in favor of the cause of peace , as a
prominent part of the gospel , and of Christians to pray for the spread of peace
through the world . ” They think , also , that the subject of peace , being in its
strictly ...
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... means of common education for all its children , and to support one minister of
the gospel for every thousand souls . Seldom do the people inquire or imagine
how much our own Republic spends for the war - system even in a time of peace
.
... means of common education for all its children , and to support one minister of
the gospel for every thousand souls . Seldom do the people inquire or imagine
how much our own Republic spends for the war - system even in a time of peace
.
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