...peace and learning, and of peace and plenty, and of peace and civilization, but I found that those were not the words that the muse of history coupled together,...that all great nations learned their truth of word, their strength of thought in war; that they were nourished in war and wasted in peace, taught by war...

...founded on war. . . . There is no great art possible to a nation but that which is based on battle. . . . All great nations learned their truth of word and strength of thought in war; they were nourished in war and wasted in peace; taught by war and deceived by peace ; trained by war...

...history coupled together; that on her lips the words were peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found in brief that all great nations...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...

...strange to me to discover this, and very dreadful, but I saw it to be quite an undeniable fact. * » * I found in brief, that all great nations learned their...thought in war ; that they were nourished in war and \rasted by peace, taught by war and deceived by peace ; trained by war and betrayed by peace ; in a...

...it entails which brings out the best of a nation and has forced Ruskin, that man of peace, to say, " that all great nations learned their truth of word...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 that...

...on her lips, the words were — peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great...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,...

...not know Till right and justice change our lives.1 1 I found, in brief, that all great nations learn 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,...

...learning, of peace and plenty, of peace and civilization; but I found that those were not the words which the Muse of History coupled together; that, on her...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,...

...learning, of peace and plenty, of peace and civilization; but I found that those were not the words which the Muse of History coupled together; that, on her...word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were 1 Ernest Renan, "La Reforme Intellectuelle et Morale," p. III. 'John Ruskin, "Crown of Wild Olive,"...

...has been defended by the men of letters as well as by the men of action. Ruskin said: "I found . . . that all great nations learned their truth of word,...strength of thought, in war; that they were nourished by war and wasted by peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained by war, and betrayed by peace...