North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 6Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge University of Northern Iowa, 1818 Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... regard to each individual war that occurs even among the most barbarous tribes , some pretence of dis- pute between the parties would be alleged as the moving cause . But if we look at the matter philosophically , it is obvious enough ...
... regard to each individual war that occurs even among the most barbarous tribes , some pretence of dis- pute between the parties would be alleged as the moving cause . But if we look at the matter philosophically , it is obvious enough ...
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... regard to it . If he thinks himself right , he is right , because he is bound at every moment to act according to his sincere conviction at the time , however faulty he may be in another respect in not sufficiently enlightening his ...
... regard to it . If he thinks himself right , he is right , because he is bound at every moment to act according to his sincere conviction at the time , however faulty he may be in another respect in not sufficiently enlightening his ...
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... regard the subject we still re- turn to the same point as the source of the evil . Some have said , that if civilized nations should lay aside the military sys- tem , they would be subject to the inroads of barbarians , who would ...
... regard the subject we still re- turn to the same point as the source of the evil . Some have said , that if civilized nations should lay aside the military sys- tem , they would be subject to the inroads of barbarians , who would ...
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... regard to war , however great we may consider the improbability of effecting a com- plete reformation ? The reason why there is a greater pro- bability of removing this national vice than of reforming the world in regard to individual ...
... regard to war , however great we may consider the improbability of effecting a com- plete reformation ? The reason why there is a greater pro- bability of removing this national vice than of reforming the world in regard to individual ...
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... regard to the charac- ter of war ? The military system is sustained in the publick opinion , first , by its antiquity and the familiarity with it , derived from its long continued practice . This is of course a defence , that cannot be ...
... regard to the charac- ter of war ? The military system is sustained in the publick opinion , first , by its antiquity and the familiarity with it , derived from its long continued practice . This is of course a defence , that cannot be ...
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