Christianity, Diplomacy and War

achieve actually aggression aggressor allowed ally Alsace amongst atrocities Austria-Hungary Bavaria become British British Empire calculated carried cause Christian civilization clear communism communist condemn conflict continuity cupidities danger defend democracy diplo diplomacy diplomatic effect eighteenth century emergence Empire enemy Europe European evils existence fact failed feel fighting force foreign France French French Revolution genuine Germany historian Hitler hostile human imagine imponderables international order irredentisms judgement kind League of Nations limited warfare Lord Acton matter merely modern barbarism moral indignation mundane Napoleon negotiation object once one's order of things ourselves particularly party passions peace Pharisee phenomenon politics possess possible principle problem produced Protestant purpose question Real-politik realize reason regard régime religion result revolution revolutionary Russia self-righteous sins situation society sometimes tend terrible thinking tion tradition Treaty of Utrecht turn twentieth century virtue war for righteousness whole wicked