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1890–1957 United States

Kirby Page (1890 – 1957) was an author, minister and peace activist who argued in favor of democratic socialism as integral to the Social Gospel.

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It is possible to deal with criminal rulers or officials by strengthening the liberal forces within that country.

What is War? (1924)

Continued adherence to the doctrine of military necessity will lead to mutual suicide.

Must We Go to War? (1937)

Preparedness to use the weapons of war creates the tempers, the quarrels and the crises which lead to the outbreak of war.

What Does God Want Us to Do About Russia? (1948)

The policy of wisdom is to use that method which involves a minimum of suffering, and which offers a maximum of redemption.

The Personality of Jesus (1932)

If a considerable proportion of the present generation is to achieve individuality it must travel the road of collectivism.

Property (1935)

Non-warlike revolutionists fall into a tragic blunder when they enter into a united front with communists or near-communists.

Property (1935)

Modern warfare is ghastly beyond exaggeration and civil war among industrial populations is the most diabolical form of conflict.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

Before a just society can be established the property system and the penal code of such a social order must be radically transformed.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

The case against defensive killing is cumulative and overwhelming.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

Verily, civilized patriots strain gnats and swallow camels!

Must We Go to War? (1937)

War is atrocity; war is a method of savage violence.

Must We Go to War? (1937)

Faith in armed might paralyzes international action.

Now is the Time to Prevent a Third World War (1950)

That graft and corruption are found in governmental enterprises is a fact, but that they are more prevalent there than in business cannot be demonstrated.

Property (1935)

Exceptions to the rule do not invalidate the general principle that restraint by capital punishment and warfare is grossly ineffective and highly perilous.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

Once war consisted of individual combats between armed men. Later it was waged between lines of men in opposing trenches. Now it is organized slaughter of whole populations.

What is War? (1924)

Religious people must be brought to a vivid realization of their awful guilt in sanctioning and supporting an economic system that is the direct antithesis of their religious ideals.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

Building a new world is the most perilous form of pioneering, and the most glorious victories of religion have ever been won in hours of fiercest danger. And so it will be in our day.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

From the earliest dawn of recorded history strong men made slaves of the weak. Primitive man regarded woman much as he did a slave or an animal, an instrument through which his comfort and pleasure might be increased.

To say that restraint administered in love and with the welfare of all concerned vividly in mind is immoral, is to reduce society to anarchy and chaos.

The Personality of Jesus (1932)

I find it impossible to reconcile the intentional slaughter of any human being with the religious principle of reverence for personality, that is, respect for the personality of the dead man.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kirby Page (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.