The justification of war, as the medium of civilization1850 |
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Strana 35
... carried out , would destroy " the world , the flesh , and the devil , " and evan- gelize this self - seeking generation , imbuing it with purer motives of conduct derived from the " fruits of the Spirit . " But until the " desperately ...
... carried out , would destroy " the world , the flesh , and the devil , " and evan- gelize this self - seeking generation , imbuing it with purer motives of conduct derived from the " fruits of the Spirit . " But until the " desperately ...
Strana 36
... carried away by their hallucinations , strongly remind me of a commonwealth of ants , who murmur at the wrack of the universe , because a passen- ger has inadvertantly trod on their habitations . It is not by means of vain - glorious ...
... carried away by their hallucinations , strongly remind me of a commonwealth of ants , who murmur at the wrack of the universe , because a passen- ger has inadvertantly trod on their habitations . It is not by means of vain - glorious ...
Strana 40
... carry it on by men who are capable of exercising discretion , of discrimination with judgment , and of acting with moderation . If armies were not instituted , or rather were they disbanded , mankind would not be at peace . Far , far ...
... carry it on by men who are capable of exercising discretion , of discrimination with judgment , and of acting with moderation . If armies were not instituted , or rather were they disbanded , mankind would not be at peace . Far , far ...
Strana 42
... origin of the civilization of Greece ; vio- lence carried the first colonies of the Tyrians to Carthage . The misfortunes of war drove the fugitive Trojans to Italy . Commerce urged the Carthagenians to the 42 THE JUSTIFICATION OF WAR.
... origin of the civilization of Greece ; vio- lence carried the first colonies of the Tyrians to Carthage . The misfortunes of war drove the fugitive Trojans to Italy . Commerce urged the Carthagenians to the 42 THE JUSTIFICATION OF WAR.
Strana 46
... carried Alexander in triumph to the banks of the Hyphasis , to decline . What was the consequence ? With their martial spirit they lost their love of liberty till at length the first principles of national independence were forgotten ...
... carried Alexander in triumph to the banks of the Hyphasis , to decline . What was the consequence ? With their martial spirit they lost their love of liberty till at length the first principles of national independence were forgotten ...
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acquiring Almighty ambition argument arms in self-defence arts ascer Asia barbarian barbarism blessed blood Britain calamities cause cease character Christian commonwealth conquest consequence constitution contemplate course cupidity danger death defence desolating despotic dignity discipline disorderly passions Divine dominion duty earth Empire encroachment enervated engage evil superinduced evitable exer expedient fortitude Greece Grotius happiness hath heart Heaven honour hostilities human nature independence India individual inferred infinitely inhabitants injury Italy justice kingdoms liberty Lord lusts luxury magnanimity mankind martial means Mede MEDIUM OF CIVILIZATION moral motives nations naval and military necessity observation oppression Peace Society perfect Persians principles profession prosperity Quæ quarter refinement in cruelty religious remark resort to arms retrograde Roman Roman Empire Rome sailor self-interest slavery soldier Spain spirit subsist suffering superinduced upon God's tendency ultima ratio universal unjust pretensions valour victory warfare warlike
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Strana 52 - Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.
Strana 57 - And he -shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off ; and they shall -beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall -sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree ; and none shall make them afraid : for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
Strana 15 - ... for with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people ; to whom he said, " This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest ; and this is the refreshing :
Strana 14 - But then it must be expedient on the whole, at the long run, in all its effects collateral and remote, as well as in those which are immediate and direct ; as it is obvious, that, in computing consequences, it makes no difference in what way or at what distance they ensue.
Strana 37 - Desires of sober Christians that long to see the Kingdoms of this world become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ.
Strana 37 - Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, the dog will have his day.
Strana 13 - They may plainly discover in all the useful and beautiful variety of governments and institutions, and under all the fantastic multitude of usages and rites which have prevailed among men, the same fundamental, comprehensive truths, the sacred master-principles which are the guardians of human society, recognised and revered (with few and slight exceptions) by every nation upon earth...
Strana 39 - In the present century a slow and silent, but very substantial mitigation has taken place in the practice of war; and in proportion as that mitigated practice has received the sanction of time, it is raised from the rank of mere usage, and becomes part of the law of nations.
Strana 7 - ... the several interests they have to manage between each other. VI. There is no room to question the reality and certainty of such a law of nations obligatory of its own nature, and to which nations, or the sovereigns that rule them, ought to submit. For if God by means of right reason imposes certain duties between individuals, it is evident he is likewise willing that nations, which are only human societies, should observe the same duties between themselves.
Strana 28 - God, and of obedience to his laws ; and it is not less certain, that by the prevalence of a lively and efficient belief, they would all be cured. If Christians in any country, yea, if any collected body of them, were what they might, and ought, and are commanded to be, the universal reception of the Gospel would follow as a natural, and a promised^ result. And in a world of Christians, the extinction of physical evil might be looked for, if moral evil, . . that is, in Christian language, sin, ..were...