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The Truce of God is a temporary suspension of hostilities, as distinct from the Peace of God which is perpetual.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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The jurisdiction of the Peace of God is narrower than that of the Truce.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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The first is that the algorithmic machinations of search engines, like the Peace of God, passeth all understanding.
The Guardian World News John Naughton 2010
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So did the 7th century Athenian aristocracy in adopting Solon's isonomic law and redistributing land to make strong independent peasants, so did the medieval aristocracy renouncing terrorism on the fields of the Peace of God in the late 10th early 11th century, and the French aristocracy renouncing their feudal rights on the 4th of August 1789.
Augean Stables 2010
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