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To abstain from fighting, & from all voluntary participation in war between civilized states; to use every effort to persuade others to do likewise; to bring all possible influence to bear to prevent the participation of his country in war; &, within the limits of his capacity, to aim at similar results in other countries also.
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The argument by which this conclusion has been reached has appealed only to common sense & common humanity, not to any abstract ethical principle; nor do I trouble to examine whether so drastic a policy is desirable at all times. I am concerned with the present time & the present prospect of disaster. To secure permanent peace will require great changes, economic and well as political, & the time for that will come if the present peril can be averted. But at this dangerous moment only an immediate policy can hope to succeed.
Russell, Bertrand, Manuscript, 1936
Case Study:
“To renounce war ... and never support or sanction another”: The Peace Pledge Union, from 1934 to the 1960s
Creator:
Russell, Bertrand
Source:
manuscript
Date:
1936
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Contributer:
McMaster University Libraries
Rights:
Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.
Identifier:
00001346
Language:
eng
Type:
image
Format:
jpg
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