Tag: pacifism
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When We Do Not Like Certain Laws
“ When we do not like certain laws, we do not break the heads of the law-givers but we suffer and do not submit to the laws. That we should obey laws whether good or bad is a new-fangled notion. There was no such thing in former days. The people disregarded those laws they did…
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Thief to be Driven Out
“Now we shall take the example given by you of the thief to be driven out. I do not agree with you that the theif may be driven out by any means. If it is my father who has come to steal I shall use one kind of means. If it is an acquaintance I…
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Terms of War: Pacifist
Make sure you know the rules of engagement before reading on… Anecdote from a Pacifist: “First, it must be emphasized that nonviolent resistance is not a method for cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method because he is afraid or merely because he lacks the instruments of violence, he is not truly nonviolent…. A second…
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Terms of War: The Rules of Our Upcoming Engagement
As an amateur linguist, etymologist, and philologist, I care about the origins and meanings of words. Some say, “every word was once a poem,” and that’s a piece of how I feel, but mostly I care about words because I believe them to be living things, organisms tethered to the very life of humanity. No…