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... wrong , the friends of temperance do not , in their associated capacity , make themselves responsible . They go merely for the prevention of drunkenness ; and , however extensive or important may be the legitimate application of their ...
... wrong , the friends of temperance do not , in their associated capacity , make themselves responsible . They go merely for the prevention of drunkenness ; and , however extensive or important may be the legitimate application of their ...
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... 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 . The whole war - system we regard as a tissue ...
... 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 . The whole war - system we regard as a tissue ...
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... towards redressing wrong , and multiplies instead of indemnifying losses . Had the money which has been spent in the present war , been employed in making roads , and constructing canals of nav- 3 A * TESTIMONIES AGAINST WAR . 5.
... towards redressing wrong , and multiplies instead of indemnifying losses . Had the money which has been spent in the present war , been employed in making roads , and constructing canals of nav- 3 A * TESTIMONIES AGAINST WAR . 5.
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... wrong choice of men , and must of necessity cease whenever they shall choose to discard it . Can civilized , Christian nations never be persuaded to abstain from the wholesale butchery of one another as a means of settling their dis ...
... wrong choice of men , and must of necessity cease whenever they shall choose to discard it . Can civilized , Christian nations never be persuaded to abstain from the wholesale butchery of one another as a means of settling their dis ...
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... wrong choice of men . But is there no possibility of changing this choice ? Is Christendom itself , with its Bibles , and Sabbaths , and churches , its preachers of peace , and all its instrumental- ities for the reformation of mankind ...
... wrong choice of men . But is there no possibility of changing this choice ? Is Christendom itself , with its Bibles , and Sabbaths , and churches , its preachers of peace , and all its instrumental- ities for the reformation of mankind ...
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abolish AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY arms army Austria battle bayonet benevolence Bicetre blessing blood bodies butcher capital punishment cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civilized command common crime custom dead death destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire France French friends of peace glory gospel heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence judicial combat Julius Cæsar justice kill less lives mankind mass means ment military militia millions mind misery moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy neighbor never object officers pacific pagan passions perished precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers religion religion of peace rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword TERTULLIAN thing thousand tian tion truth victims violence war-system warriors wars whole William Penn wounded wrong