Address Delivered At the Fourth Anniversary of the Massachusetts Peace Society
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No ! religion may indeed have sup- plied a convenient pretence, and fanaticism, assuming her name, may have been a useful ally to ambition ; but pride and the love of power were the true sources of these contests.
It has belonged to modern times to bring to perfection a custom, which, perhaps more than any other, has contributed to the frequency of wars; I mean the establishment of stand- ing armies. Upon tlic nature and effects of tliese institutions I need not remark. They have been thought d...angerous to 13 liberty, and doubtless tbey are so. But they are more dan- gerous to peace. W ith these has been introduced a maxim of state policy, which may be made the ready resort of every ambitious prince, desirous of extending his fame or his do- minions. It is said that a state, like an individual, is bound by the duty of self-preservation, and ought, by all possible means, to maintain its relative rank and importance in the system of nations. If one nation increases so rapidly in power and means of annoyance, as to threaten others in its neigh- borhood with the loss of their present influence and compara- tive greatness, it is justifiable, say these political moralists, for the states so situated to make war upon their growing neighbour, and thus prevent the anticipated evil.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
No ! religion may indeed have sup- plied a convenient pretence, and fanaticism, assuming her name, may have been a useful ally to ambition ; but pride and the love of power were the true sources of these contests.
It has belonged to modern times to bring to perfection a custom, which, perhaps more than any other, has contributed to the frequency of wars; I mean the establishment of stand- ing armies. Upon tlic nature and effects of tliese institutions I need not remark. They have been thought d...angerous to 13 liberty, and doubtless tbey are so. But they are more dan- gerous to peace. W ith these has been introduced a maxim of state policy, which may be made the ready resort of every ambitious prince, desirous of extending his fame or his do- minions. It is said that a state, like an individual, is bound by the duty of self-preservation, and ought, by all possible means, to maintain its relative rank and importance in the system of nations. If one nation increases so rapidly in power and means of annoyance, as to threaten others in its neigh- borhood with the loss of their present influence and compara- tive greatness, it is justifiable, say these political moralists, for the states so situated to make war upon their growing neighbour, and thus prevent the anticipated evil.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Gallison to read onlineMoreLess
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