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William James on War

1842–1910 United States

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The war against war is going to be no holiday excursion or camping party.

The Moral Equivalent of War (1906)

I look forward to a future when acts of war shall be formally outlawed as between civilized peoples.

The Moral Equivalent of War (1906)

Reflective apologists for war at the present day all take it religiously. It is a sort of sacrament. It's profits are to the vanquished as well as to the victor; and quite apart from any question of profit, it is an absolute good, we are told, for it is human nature at its highest dynamic.

The Moral Equivalent of War (1906)

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