There shall thy weapon be kept, with the motto, ‘I hurled it.’ How hast thou hardened the living heart and quick feelings To stand up and speak the great spirit-dividing sentence,-- To stand, a mark for the thief and assassin to aim at!
This passage reflects on the courage and sacrifice of a martyr who faced danger for their beliefs.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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