 I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained by war, and betrayed by peace; — in a word,...  The Idea of a League of Nations - Page 42by Herbert George Wells, Edward Grey Grey of Fallodon (Viscount), Lionel Curtis, William Archer, Henry Wickham Steed, Alfred Zimmern, John Alfred Spender, James Bryce Bryce (Viscount), Gilbert Murray - 1919 - 44 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Emanuel Kanter - War - 1927 - 136 pages
...their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained...they were born in war, and expired in peace." The New England Transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson, tells us that war existed in the infancy of society;... | |
 | Herbert George Wells - Science fiction, English - 1927 - 470 pages
...and betrayed by peace — trained by war and deceived by peace — nourished in war and decayed in peace; in a word, that they were born in war and expired in peace.' "This is the prophet's call to arise and awaken out of sleep; to abandon the easy life of routine and... | |
 | Play - 1925 - 730 pages
...learned their truth of word and strength of thought in war; that they were nourished in war and wasted in peace, trained by war and betrayed by peace ; in a...that they were born in war and expired in peace." William James, who rated himself as "squarely in the anti-militarist party," stated fairly and admirably... | |
 | Theosophy - 1914 - 412 pages
...their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war; that they were nourished in -war, and wasted by peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained...word, that they were born in war and expired in peace. "Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said — nor all... | |
 | Military art and science - 1927 - 734 pages
...their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were nourished in war and wasted by peace; taught by war and deceived by peace ; trained by war and betrayed by peace — in a word they were born in war and expired iu peace.' "Those are the words of John Ruskin, used in a lecture... | |
 | David Jablonsky - Biography & Autobiography - 1991 - 264 pages
...their truth of word, and strength of thought in war; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained...that they were born in war, and expired in peace. Ruskin, "Crown of Wild Olive" One man, still carrying with him the British Island in its most remarkable... | |
 | J. A. Mangan - History - 1996 - 264 pages
...source only of sensuality, selfishness and death. 'All great nations,' he told his audience, ' ... were nourished in war, and wasted in peace, taught...trained by war, and betrayed by peace - in a word, they were born in war, and expired in peace.'23 By the turn of the century virtually everyone in Britain,... | |
 | Roy Lowe - Education - 2000 - 594 pages
...source only of sensuality, selfishness and death. 'All great nations,' he told his audience, '. . . were nourished in war, and wasted in peace, taught...trained by war, and betrayed by peace - in a word, they were born in war, and expired in peace.'25 By the turn of the century virtually everyone in Britain,... | |
 | Thomas Weber - History - 2008 - 368 pages
...loved, most fearless, coolest of nerve, swiftest of eye and hand. (. . .) All great nations (. . .) were nourished in war, and wasted in peace, taught...trained by war, and betrayed by peace — in a word, they were born in war, and expired in peace.185 Enrollment in OUV % students in in OUV Enrollment in... | |
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...fearless, coolest of nerve, swiftest of eye and hand." "All great nations", he also told his audience, "... were nourished in war, and wasted in peace, taught...deceived by peace; trained by war, and betrayed by peace-in a word, they were born in war, and expired in peace" (Richards 1992: 86). Then late Victorians... | |
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