The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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... moral malady it cannot cure , no inveteracy of error or sin from which it cannot reclaim . Its history , as well as its nature , proves its power ; and a libel would it be on God himself to sup- pose his chosen instrument for a world's ...
... moral malady it cannot cure , no inveteracy of error or sin from which it cannot reclaim . Its history , as well as its nature , proves its power ; and a libel would it be on God himself to sup- pose his chosen instrument for a world's ...
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... moral result , without the use of ap- propriate means . The moral suasion of the gospel , the power of Christian truth and love , must be applied long and well to this custom . Light must be poured upon it from reason and history ; its ...
... moral result , without the use of ap- propriate means . The moral suasion of the gospel , the power of Christian truth and love , must be applied long and well to this custom . Light must be poured upon it from reason and history ; its ...
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... moral power now wasted upon the war - system even in peace ; and we will , with the promised aid and blessing of God , set at work such a train of influences as shall ere - long banish this custom from every Christian land , or so far ...
... moral power now wasted upon the war - system even in peace ; and we will , with the promised aid and blessing of God , set at work such a train of influences as shall ere - long banish this custom from every Christian land , or so far ...
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... morality that , far from being peaceable , gentle , and easy to be entreated , full of mercy and good fruits , more resembles that from beneath , " which is earthly , sensual , devilish . " This morality , instead of inculcating ...
... morality that , far from being peaceable , gentle , and easy to be entreated , full of mercy and good fruits , more resembles that from beneath , " which is earthly , sensual , devilish . " This morality , instead of inculcating ...
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... moral world , which are preg- nant with happiness to man , are to be brought about only by the most vigorous exertions of moral principle in the breast of the wise and the good . It is from the operation of such principles , that the ...
... moral world , which are preg- nant with happiness to man , are to be brought about only by the most vigorous exertions of moral principle in the breast of the wise and the good . It is from the operation of such principles , that the ...
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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