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... called war , both because in most of these cases there is really no conflict , and because the parties in them all are either individuals , or government and individuals , not nations alone . The cause of peace is not encumbered with ...
... called war , both because in most of these cases there is really no conflict , and because the parties in them all are either individuals , or government and individuals , not nations alone . The cause of peace is not encumbered with ...
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... 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 ...
... 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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... called defensive , and can find very few that any friend of peace would attempt to justify . We may disagree concerning the strict inviola- bility of human life , on the subject of capital punishments , respecting the right of the ...
... called defensive , and can find very few that any friend of peace would attempt to justify . We may disagree concerning the strict inviola- bility of human life , on the subject of capital punishments , respecting the right of the ...
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... you contribute ? Will you do all you can ? " Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall be called the children of God . " AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY , BOSTON , MASS . A SKETCH OF WAR : WHAT IT IS , AND ∞ THE CAUSE OF PEACE .
... you contribute ? Will you do all you can ? " Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall be called the children of God . " AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY , BOSTON , MASS . A SKETCH OF WAR : WHAT IT IS , AND ∞ THE CAUSE OF PEACE .
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... called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers . Their punishment is still more barbarous . ' Sail- ors are subject , ' says a well - known writer , ' not only to a torrent of imprecations and curses , but to the ...
... called to account in war for the worst treatment of soldiers . Their punishment is still more barbarous . ' Sail- ors are subject , ' says a well - known writer , ' not only to a torrent of imprecations and curses , but to the ...
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