Germany Vs. Civilization: Notes on the Atrocious WarHoughton Mifflin, 1916 - 238 páginas |
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Página 110 - that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.
Página 222 - Those arguments that are made, that the inferior race are to be treated with as much allowance as they are capable of enjoying; that as much is to be done for them as their condition will allow, — what are these arguments ? They are the arguments that kings have made for enslaving the people in all ages of the world.
Página 222 - whatever way you will, — whether it come from the mouth of a king, an excuse for enslaving the people of his country, or from the mouth of men of one race as a reason for enslaving the men of another race, — it is all the same old serpent.
Página 137 - speak openly — that we are committing, we will endeavor to make good as soon as our military goal has been reached. Anybody who is threatened, as we are threatened and is fighting for his highest possessions, can have only one thought — how he is to hack his way through!*
Página 9 - After Cain slew Abel, the Lord said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, "I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Página 136 - the [British] Government was terrible to a degree; just for a word — 'neutrality/ a word which in war-time has so often been disregarded—just for a scrap of paper, Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her.
Página 37 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him. Proverbs, xxvi, 12.
Página 136 - has so often been disregarded—just for a scrap of paper, Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her.
Página 136 - to the German Reichstag: — Gentlemen, we are now in a state of necessity, and necessity knows no law! Our troops have occupied Luxemburg, and perhaps [as a matter
Página 64 - out of the desolate ruins and rub the dust of a thousand years from their eyes, and Thor will spring up with his giant hammer and dash to pieces the old Gothic cathedrals.