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... dream of the medieval Church- a dream which , partly in harmony , partly in rivalry , with the mediæval Empire , it was constantly trying to realize , however ineffectually . ( But here again the line was drawn against the infidel ...
... dream of the medieval Church- a dream which , partly in harmony , partly in rivalry , with the mediæval Empire , it was constantly trying to realize , however ineffectually . ( But here again the line was drawn against the infidel ...
Page 5
... dream of intensified nationality to a new system of realities entirely an- tagonistic to the continuance of national separations . It is necessary to state very plainly the nature of these new forces . Upon them rests the whole case for ...
... dream of intensified nationality to a new system of realities entirely an- tagonistic to the continuance of national separations . It is necessary to state very plainly the nature of these new forces . Upon them rests the whole case for ...
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... dream of clipping the wings or paring the claws of the dragon . It must be slain outright if it is not to play unthinkable havoc with civilization ; and to that end the intelli- gence and the moral enthusiasm of the world are now , as ...
... dream of clipping the wings or paring the claws of the dragon . It must be slain outright if it is not to play unthinkable havoc with civilization ; and to that end the intelli- gence and the moral enthusiasm of the world are now , as ...
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... dream of fatigued minds . Terrible as the scope and nature of human warfare have become , it has to be faced . The more de- structive it is , the more rapid the hardening and evolution of the species . Life and history move cyclically ...
... dream of fatigued minds . Terrible as the scope and nature of human warfare have become , it has to be faced . The more de- structive it is , the more rapid the hardening and evolution of the species . Life and history move cyclically ...
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... dreaming peace . ' And the Council of the League , for no conceivable reason , is to be caught napping . An army composed of contingents from the whole of the States composing the League would never reach the scene of action , and would ...
... dreaming peace . ' And the Council of the League , for no conceivable reason , is to be caught napping . An army composed of contingents from the whole of the States composing the League would never reach the scene of action , and would ...
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