The Apology of an Officer, for Withdrawing from the Profession of Arms: Contained in a Letter Addressed to the King : and a Series of Letters to a Friend on the Causes and Evils of War, Its Unlawfulness, &cCharles Fox, 1833 - 272 páginas |
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Página 58
... up into a long and bloody war . Henry , the king of Sardinia , for the emperor Henry the Second , as- sisted the Modenese to keep possession of the bucket , and in one of Standing armies , by causing jealousy and rivalry between nations 58.
... up into a long and bloody war . Henry , the king of Sardinia , for the emperor Henry the Second , as- sisted the Modenese to keep possession of the bucket , and in one of Standing armies , by causing jealousy and rivalry between nations 58.
Página 59
... armies , by causing jealousy and rivalry between nations , have a greater tendency to pro- mote war , than to maintain peace , and may be con- sidered as one of the most powerful and operative causes of war ; and wars must be frequent ...
... armies , by causing jealousy and rivalry between nations , have a greater tendency to pro- mote war , than to maintain peace , and may be con- sidered as one of the most powerful and operative causes of war ; and wars must be frequent ...
Página 60
... armies are kept up . Lord Burleigh ( I think ) observes , that soldiers in time of peace are as useless as chimneys in summer . How very differ- ently , my dear sir , do statesmen think now . The evils of war will , probably , at no ...
... armies are kept up . Lord Burleigh ( I think ) observes , that soldiers in time of peace are as useless as chimneys in summer . How very differ- ently , my dear sir , do statesmen think now . The evils of war will , probably , at no ...
Página 87
... to be regretted ; but , instead of doing this , history tells us that armies have kept the world in a state of fever and irrita- tion , and have been the means of inflicting upon it evils the most horrible and extensive . With these , 87.
... to be regretted ; but , instead of doing this , history tells us that armies have kept the world in a state of fever and irrita- tion , and have been the means of inflicting upon it evils the most horrible and extensive . With these , 87.
Página 95
... armies useless , and be dangerous to the interests of all states . To this I can only answer , that an opposite conduct is destructive of Christianity , the great bulwark of national and in- dividual safety . If Christians believe in ...
... armies useless , and be dangerous to the interests of all states . To this I can only answer , that an opposite conduct is destructive of Christianity , the great bulwark of national and in- dividual safety . If Christians believe in ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 14 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Página 90 - Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness" sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Página 122 - The law and the prophets were until John ; since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Página 143 - Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Página 164 - 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.
Página 9 - ... The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Página 148 - And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them...
Página 139 - Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, And the flame consumeth the chaff, So their root shall be as rottenness, And their blossom shall go up as dust: Because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Página 90 - Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Página 98 - There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. The natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.