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Kirby Page on Memorial Day

1890–1957 United States

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It may be that we shall witness scenes surpassing in horror even those of the recent war.

The Sword or the Cross, Which Should be the Weapon of the Christian Militant? (1921)

Tragic experience indicates that the most sacred obligations are utterly disregarded when their observance means losing the war.

What is War? (1924)

Every Christian has the power to support or to oppose preparedness to wage atomic war.

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

Now is the time to prevent a third world war.

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

One of the most dangerous phases of self-interest in industry has been the part it has played in bringing about wars between nations.

Yes, Jesus faced the question of war.

The Sword or the Cross, Which Should be the Weapon of the Christian Militant? (1921)

In war, force is used by the belligerents themselves, no effort being made to bring evildoers before a judicial body, each army acting as judge, jury and executioner.

What is War? (1924)

The war method has no place in it for the spirit and practices of Jesus.

Must We Go to War? (1937)

Countless numbers of people have justified war on grounds of the end in view and the spirit of the combatants.

What is War? (1924)

If the race of armaments continues it will lead to the third world war and to the destruction of our civilization.

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

There is a far higher degree of probability of success through non-warlike means than through the Communist strategy of civil war.

Property (1935)

If the principle is accepted that killing in defense of property and life is valid and mandatory, armed preparedness for war follows automatically.

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

A deep fog of obscurity is thrown about war by the use of misleading and confusing terms.

Must We Go to War? (1937)

It is no longer possible to place a halo around war and speak of it in idealistic terms.

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

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)

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

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

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

Must We Go to War? (1937)

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)

The totalitarian nature of modern war renders invalid the distinction between combatants and non-combatants.

Must We Go to War? (1937)

Distinguish between the outlawry of war and the abolition of war. The former is only a step in the direction of the latter.

An American Peace Policy (1925)

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