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  • The demand for a proper organisation of the Community of States had, up to the outbreak of the World War, been raised exclusively on the part of the so-called Pacifists in order to make the abolition of war a possibility.

    The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures 1888

  • "Pacifists,", do not adopt the vicious edicts of those who think war will bring about peace, albeit, the warriors admit, provisionally.

    The Qualified Quest for Justice 2009

  • "Pacifists,", do not adopt the vicious edicts of those who think war will bring about peace, albeit, the warriors admit, provisionally.

    Quest for Justice 2009

  • Pacifists understand all too well that violence is effective at bringing about social change, but they, we, always ask what kind of social change does violence bring?

    Is Pacifism A Sham? John Storhm 2009

  • Pacifists understand that the real question is not will violence create social change BUT what kind of social change are we seeking and can violence be used to accomplish that.

    Archive 2009-03-01 John Storhm 2009

  • Pacifists ought to enter more deeply into the aesthetical and ethical point of view of their opponents.

    Matthew Yglesias » Lacking in Prosal Clarity 2009

  • FYI: No Oil for Pacifists also did a short piece on this.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » US vs. Europe: Standard of Living 2010

  • Pacifists understand that the real question is not will violence create social change BUT what kind of social change are we seeking and can violence be used to accomplish that.

    Is Pacifism A Sham? John Storhm 2009

  • I nominate this gem, courtesy of Carl @ No Oil For Pacifists:

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Imagine… 2010

  • Pacifists understand all too well that violence is effective at bringing about social change, but they, we, always ask what kind of social change does violence bring?

    Archive 2009-03-01 John Storhm 2009

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