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From: | Simeon Sweeney |
Subject: | [C questions] earthly predisposition |
Date: | Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:40:01 -0000 |
Such is theeffect that Arthurs Education Fund has
had upon us.
Theinfluential are the daughters of noblemen, not
the daughters ofeducated men. Nor again are we allowed to bemembers of the Stock
Exchange. We can say toher, You must educate the young to hate war. There are Burkes
and Hares in every branch of society and in everyperiod of history.
Youwill probably find an unofficial cemetery in
their grounds.
Let us concentrate upon the practical suggestions
whichyou bring forward for our consideration. There was no doubt now: somebody was
fumbling on the other side. But that presumably is a methodthat having tried you
have rejected. Let us see then whether when we look at the samephotographs we feel
the same things. And among some notes for poems that he did not live to write
arethese:The unnaturalness of weapons. War is an abomination; a barbarity; warmust
be stopped. And then the whole explanation flashed upon the detective.
Reeder, and his voice shook, you came here to
bustthis house. Whoever it was had dropped his lamp, and now Mr. But, rhetoric
apart,what active method is open to us? For there, in courts and universities, we
find the same loveof dress. Surely if we ask the clergy thesimple question: Is war
right or is war wrong?
England is the home of
democraticinstitutions.
Therefore let us make the attempt; even if it
isdoomed to failure. But, rhetoric apart,what active method is open to us? There is
nothing parched, mean or dissatisfied in yourexpression. It has been said that
anEnglishmans Home is his Castle. Reeder focused thelight of his own torch and
nearly dropped. His feeling was that it was not right to bring womendown to the
level of men. Thus we can use neither thepressure of force nor the pressure of
money.
Is there anything more incredible than the Burke
and Hare murders? The Spanish Government sends them with patientpertinacity about
twice a week. That systemsends its messages in a flash through every past memory and
presentfeeling. A blind clerk was necessary if the identity of de Silvowith the
Brachers was to be kept a secret.
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