The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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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 ...
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 ...
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... that wars can never cease so long as capital punishments disgrace the statute - books of Christendom , and strise continues among individuals , families ...
... that wars can never cease so long as capital punishments disgrace the statute - books of Christendom , and strise continues among individuals , families ...
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We think , also , that nations ought , like individuals , to regulate their intercourse by the gospel ; and we have only to ascertain and apply its ...
We think , also , that nations ought , like individuals , to regulate their intercourse by the gospel ; and we have only to ascertain and apply its ...
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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 ...
But communities are composed of individuals ; and the pacific influences of the gospel must be brought to bear first upon individuals , in rectifying their ...
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Let us then hope , that the law of nature will in time influence the proceedings of nations as well as of individuals , and that we shall at length be ...
Let us then hope , that the law of nature will in time influence the proceedings of nations as well as of individuals , and that we shall at length be ...
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