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Excerpt from Reflections on Peace and War
When we consider the improvements in sci ence, the refinements of civilization, the schemes of benevolence, and the efforts to promote the religion 5of Jesus Christ, of which the present age boasts, it is truly lamentable to reflect, that this work of destruction and misery is still tole rated, the art Of war is still learned, that plea after plea is still urged in its favor, the passions which lead to war are still excited in the human breast, that was designed to be the abode of humanity, justice, mercy and love. If the practice were confined to those nations and families of the earth, who, sunk into; the lowest scale of ignorance, superstition and dark ness, continue in the barbarous practice of offer ing human sacrifices to their idols, - there might be reasonable grounds to hope, that as the light of civilization and Christianity advanced and shed a benign influence over their benighted condi tion, these clouds of moral darkness would soon be dispelled, and all the nations of the earth join in maintaining universal peace. Is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
