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 , 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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We all regard war as a mass of evils ; as one of the worst scourges , if not the very
worst , that ever smote our world ; as extremely pernicious in all its appropriate
influences on the temporal and the spiritual interests of . mankind . — 2. We hold
...
We all regard war as a mass of evils ; as one of the worst scourges , if not the very
worst , that ever smote our world ; as extremely pernicious in all its appropriate
influences on the temporal and the spiritual interests of . mankind . — 2. We hold
...
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We would take the best measures thus to change the war - sentiments of
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 ...
We would take the best measures thus to change the war - sentiments of
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 ...
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Men can put an end to it whenever they please ; and we wish so far to
revolutionize the war - sentiments of mankind that they will no longer tolerate this
terrible scourge . It has always resulted from a public opinion grossly perverted ;
this ...
Men can put an end to it whenever they please ; and we wish so far to
revolutionize the war - sentiments of mankind that they will no longer tolerate this
terrible scourge . It has always resulted from a public opinion grossly perverted ;
this ...
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... and left 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 ...
... and left 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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