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Page 65
... true exhibition of life on board a British man - of - war , it would be my choice to suppress these disgusting details of cruelty in punishment . This , however , is impossible ; I must either draw a false picture , or de- scribe them ...
... true exhibition of life on board a British man - of - war , it would be my choice to suppress these disgusting details of cruelty in punishment . This , however , is impossible ; I must either draw a false picture , or de- scribe them ...
Page 75
... true , ex- cept that it has unjustly called me the chief conspirator in this late desertion . For I seduced nobody into it ; on the contrary , I was persuaded into it by others . The motive of my crime was merely an intense desire to ...
... true , ex- cept that it has unjustly called me the chief conspirator in this late desertion . For I seduced nobody into it ; on the contrary , I was persuaded into it by others . The motive of my crime was merely an intense desire to ...
Page 93
... True , we hear much about the doctrine of temperance ; but what does it mean ? Solely abstinence from intoxicating drinks ; -not strictly a doctrine , but a deed ; not theory , but practice , or theory carried into practice . It is not ...
... True , we hear much about the doctrine of temperance ; but what does it mean ? Solely abstinence from intoxicating drinks ; -not strictly a doctrine , but a deed ; not theory , but practice , or theory carried into practice . It is not ...
Page 95
... true interests of mankind . We grant that this language is indefinite , allowing a pretty free play of the pendulum ; but this is just what we want in order to meet the diversity of opinion among the friends of peace . We can make it ...
... true interests of mankind . We grant that this language is indefinite , allowing a pretty free play of the pendulum ; but this is just what we want in order to meet the diversity of opinion among the friends of peace . We can make it ...
Page 99
... True , if you prove either , you con- demn duelling ; but if neither is true , that practice may still be utterly wrong . So in peace . I prove it just as wrong for na- tions to fight as it is for individuals ; but one strenuous for ...
... True , if you prove either , you con- demn duelling ; but if neither is true , that practice may still be utterly wrong . So in peace . I prove it just as wrong for na- tions to fight as it is for individuals ; but one strenuous for ...
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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