The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and PeaceGeorge Cone Beckwith |
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Page 184
... persons and property , they knew not how to reconcile with the patient doctrine which enjoined an unlimited ... person was suspected of being a Christian in those times , he was instantly taken to the altar to sacrifice , it being ...
... persons and property , they knew not how to reconcile with the patient doctrine which enjoined an unlimited ... person was suspected of being a Christian in those times , he was instantly taken to the altar to sacrifice , it being ...
Page 547
... person is at liberty to take an assailant's life , in order to preserve his own , how is he to know , in the majority of instances , whether his own would be taken ? When a man breaks into a person's house , and this person shoots him ...
... person is at liberty to take an assailant's life , in order to preserve his own , how is he to know , in the majority of instances , whether his own would be taken ? When a man breaks into a person's house , and this person shoots him ...
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... persons , who have given little attention to this subject , that all this expenditure was good for the people ; but these persons do not bear in mind that it was not bestowed on any useful object . It was wasted . The aggregate capital ...
... persons , who have given little attention to this subject , that all this expenditure was good for the people ; but these persons do not bear in mind that it was not bestowed on any useful object . It was wasted . The aggregate capital ...
Contents
War Curable | 12 |
6 Four Aspects of War | 49 |
10Russian Campaign | 90 |
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