The Eastern MenaceKegan, Paul, Trench & Company, 1881 - 344 Seiten |
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... maintains itself , and weak- ness perishes . As the seed is to the tree , so is the spirit of strife to the soul of man , and as the law that shapes them is to the leaves of the forest , so is war to human minds . That which we term ...
... maintains itself , and weak- ness perishes . As the seed is to the tree , so is the spirit of strife to the soul of man , and as the law that shapes them is to the leaves of the forest , so is war to human minds . That which we term ...
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... maintained between nations by the menace of armies . If the roughs ' of a town think themselves more that a match for the police , there ensues a riot . When a nation considers it can win advantage from another , there arises a war ...
... maintained between nations by the menace of armies . If the roughs ' of a town think themselves more that a match for the police , there ensues a riot . When a nation considers it can win advantage from another , there arises a war ...
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... affect to repudiate the policy which attained it , and the exertion of strength to maintain our hold of it . We speak contritely , and with our mouths full , of our want of appetite . We no longer desire our neigh- 18 THE EASTERN MENACE .
... affect to repudiate the policy which attained it , and the exertion of strength to maintain our hold of it . We speak contritely , and with our mouths full , of our want of appetite . We no longer desire our neigh- 18 THE EASTERN MENACE .
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... or sagacity , or power of co - operation , must have tended ever to maintain and occasionally to increase the amounts of life - preserving powers possessed by men . ' And what was true of tribes in the earlier stages INCEPTION OF WAR . 23.
... or sagacity , or power of co - operation , must have tended ever to maintain and occasionally to increase the amounts of life - preserving powers possessed by men . ' And what was true of tribes in the earlier stages INCEPTION OF WAR . 23.
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... maintained in safety against the attacks and the combination of their rivals . 6 There has been certainly no sign given ... maintain its power of waging successfully that per- petual struggle which is the condition of its existence . The ...
... maintained in safety against the attacks and the combination of their rivals . 6 There has been certainly no sign given ... maintain its power of waging successfully that per- petual struggle which is the condition of its existence . The ...
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