The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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Page 11
... nature amiable or re- spectable , whatever engages love or confidence , is sacrificed at its shrine . " " While the philanthropist is devising means to mitigate the evils , and augment the happiness of the world , the war- rior is ...
... nature amiable or re- spectable , whatever engages love or confidence , is sacrificed at its shrine . " " While the philanthropist is devising means to mitigate the evils , and augment the happiness of the world , the war- rior is ...
Page 2
... nature of man ? Then show us in what part of his nature . In his intellect , his conscience , his heart ? Has he any principle , any passion , any habit , that defies the utmost power of God's truth and spirit ? No ; none of his faults ...
... nature of man ? Then show us in what part of his nature . In his intellect , his conscience , his heart ? Has he any principle , any passion , any habit , that defies the utmost power of God's truth and spirit ? No ; none of his faults ...
Page 8
... nature , proves its power ; and a libel would it be on God himself to sup- pose his chosen instrument for a world's spiritual renova- tion , inadequate to the task of exterminating war from every and blest with its heavenly light . On ...
... nature , proves its power ; and a libel would it be on God himself to sup- pose his chosen instrument for a world's spiritual renova- tion , inadequate to the task of exterminating war from every and blest with its heavenly light . On ...
Page 9
... nature the same in South Carolina that it is in Massachusetts ; the whole difference arises from the dif- ferent education of the two communities ; and , were all mankind educated to regard war as we at the North do the kindred custom ...
... nature the same in South Carolina that it is in Massachusetts ; the whole difference arises from the dif- ferent education of the two communities ; and , were all mankind educated to regard war as we at the North do the kindred custom ...
Page 3
... nature of Christianity will be better understood in al . its parts . When the religion of Jesus was first propagated in the world , some of its doctrines and precepts were peculiarly in oppo- sition to the sentiments and dispositions ...
... nature of Christianity will be better understood in al . its parts . When the religion of Jesus was first propagated in the world , some of its doctrines and precepts were peculiarly in oppo- sition to the sentiments and dispositions ...
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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