The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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... mankind may be reduced to three classes ; the relation of individuals to one another ; the relation of individuals to society , of citizens to govern- ment ; and the relation of one society or government to another . The principles of ...
... mankind may be reduced to three classes ; the relation of individuals to one another ; the relation of individuals to society , of citizens to govern- ment ; and the relation of one society or government to another . The principles of ...
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... mankind . - 2 . We hold war to be morally wrong ; wrong in its origin , in its principles , in its motives , in its means , and all its legitimate results ; as a crying offence against God , and the chief sin of all ages and climes ...
... mankind . - 2 . We hold war to be morally wrong ; wrong in its origin , in its principles , in its motives , in its means , and all its legitimate results ; as a crying offence against God , and the chief sin of all ages and climes ...
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... mankind ; but we decline , for many reasons , the use of tests and pledges for this purpose . 1. The pulpit we would place in the van of our auxiliaries ; for it is in the power of ministers alone to revolutionize on this subject the ...
... mankind ; but we decline , for many reasons , the use of tests and pledges for this purpose . 1. The pulpit we would place in the van of our auxiliaries ; for it is in the power of ministers alone to revolutionize on this subject the ...
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... mankind that they will no longer tolerate this terrible scourge . It has always resulted from a public opinion grossly perverted ; this opinion in favor of war must be radically changed , before peace can become permanent or general ...
... mankind that they will no longer tolerate this terrible scourge . It has always resulted from a public opinion grossly perverted ; this opinion in favor of war must be radically changed , before peace can become permanent or general ...
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... mankind to be massacred according to the humor and appetite of unjust and unreasonable men . It is no answer to say , that this universal suffering is the inevitable consequence of war , however warrantably soever entered into , but ...
... mankind to be massacred according to the humor and appetite of unjust and unreasonable men . It is no answer to say , that this universal suffering is the inevitable consequence of war , however warrantably soever entered into , but ...
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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