The Palace of Crystal: A World Without WarWar has blighted the security and happiness of humanity from time immemorial, but when two hundred years ago the colonies in North America broke away from British rule and established the United States, it was seen as a hopeful promise for the peoples of the world. A new democracy had been launched wherein all (or at least, the majority) were deemed to be created equal in respect of their rights, and were citizens and not subjects, in a land of self-confident individualism, which was not only free of the hereditary-based authoritarianism of the Old World, but more significantly, seemed destined to live at peace with the great nation states beyond their frontiers. It was a nation where government was minimised to ensure freedom in the spheres of commerce, religion, and private life, but the ideals of universal concord were not so easily to be achieved by either the efforts of this new people, or by the world at large. |
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... soldier to drink the blood of the first man he kills . ' Such a custom , if brought forward to our more squeamish times , may make war less attractive . Successful soldiers were entitled to a share of the booty , but not unless they had ...
... soldier to drink the blood of the first man he kills . ' Such a custom , if brought forward to our more squeamish times , may make war less attractive . Successful soldiers were entitled to a share of the booty , but not unless they had ...
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... soldiers . Had societies of yesterday found the solution to the problem of war , they would have done their descendants , including us and our children , an immense favour , but they would have also greatly benefited themselves . Some ...
... soldiers . Had societies of yesterday found the solution to the problem of war , they would have done their descendants , including us and our children , an immense favour , but they would have also greatly benefited themselves . Some ...
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... ( soldiers from the Tsarist army fighting with the Bolsheviks ) . Exceeding his authority and ignoring orders from Moscow , he had suspected soldiers shot . Yet when he returned to Moscow he was not seriously disciplined . Lenin valued a ...
... ( soldiers from the Tsarist army fighting with the Bolsheviks ) . Exceeding his authority and ignoring orders from Moscow , he had suspected soldiers shot . Yet when he returned to Moscow he was not seriously disciplined . Lenin valued a ...
Contents
Consequences | 9 |
Chapter Two The Changing face of War | 17 |
Chapter Three Stony Ground | 29 |
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