Satan, the Waster: A Philosophic War Trilogy with Notes & Introduction |
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Page xi
... fact of their hardy readiness after so much rooting out by man's senti- mental selection , suggests that they embody ... facts as these notes set forth , that people have rarely imitated them in paper for the adornment either of altars ...
... fact of their hardy readiness after so much rooting out by man's senti- mental selection , suggests that they embody ... facts as these notes set forth , that people have rarely imitated them in paper for the adornment either of altars ...
Page xiii
... ( as modern psychology calls them ) of past experiences and influences , of present interests , habits , hopes and fears , that all of us interpret the obvious facts striking on our senses and feelings . Like the rest of INTRODUCTION xiii.
... ( as modern psychology calls them ) of past experiences and influences , of present interests , habits , hopes and fears , that all of us interpret the obvious facts striking on our senses and feelings . Like the rest of INTRODUCTION xiii.
Page xix
... fact has brought into my life , is more likely to have made me misunderstand than understand it ; and if it has made ... facts con- cerning the war , or rather concerning all the belligerents engaged in it , were hidden or disguised from ...
... fact has brought into my life , is more likely to have made me misunderstand than understand it ; and if it has made ... facts con- cerning the war , or rather concerning all the belligerents engaged in it , were hidden or disguised from ...
Page xx
... fact of spiritual participation in the war prevented those who did participate from seeing the realities of the case ; and in so far prevented their taking the steps towards peace which those unperceived realities demanded . Since ...
... fact of spiritual participation in the war prevented those who did participate from seeing the realities of the case ; and in so far prevented their taking the steps towards peace which those unperceived realities demanded . Since ...
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... facts , for the excellent reason that facts are outside us and can be overlooked or distorted , whereas feeling being in us , being the dominant part of us , cannot . To the modern conscience in time of peace , war is a monstrosity ...
... facts , for the excellent reason that facts are outside us and can be overlooked or distorted , whereas feeling being in us , being the dominant part of us , cannot . To the modern conscience in time of peace , war is a monstrosity ...
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2ND VOICE Adventure Adversary æsthetic AGES-TO-COME altruism Ballet Master Death become belief belligerent Bertrand Russell Brachycephalous Brobdingnag Cæsarea called cinema shows creatures dance dangerous dear Clio decent Delusion and Confusion desire emotional enemy evil existence eyes fact feeling friends future German Gog and Magog gramophone wheezes habits hand happens harmonium Hatred hence Heroism honour horror human Idealism implies Indignation individual IST VOICE Justice kind larning less look Lord Satan man's mankind means merely mind moral moralists moreover Muse of History Nations nature neighbours never once one's Orchestra ourselves passions Patriotism peace perhaps persons play poor preference present qualities Reality reason recognize religion require result Romain Rolland sacrifice self-sacrifice sense side soul spiritual suffering sure Themistocles things thought tion truth turn war's Waste Waster Widow Fear words writing