 | 1876 - 818 pages
...shortcomings of their military system, until they shall be opened by the painful logic of facts. 23. " War is the condition of this world. From man to the smallest insect, all are at strife." And so long as human nature remains unchanged, the nation which is content to dispense with military armaments,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 860 pages
...future dark ' and threatening. Yet she rejoices in the glory of her arms ! And it is a stirring sound ! War is the condition of this world. From man to the...and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism and is a chastening corrective for the rich man's pride. It is yet no security for power. Napoleon... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 862 pages
...future dark and threatening. Yet she rejoices in the glory of her arms ! And it is a stirring sound ! War is the condition of this world. From man to the...and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism and is a chastening corrective for the rich man's pride. It is yet no security for power. Napoleon... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 868 pages
...future dark and threatening. Yet she rejoices in the glory of her arms ! And it is a stirring sound ! War is the condition of this world. From man to the...and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism and is a chastening corrective for the rich man's pride. It is yet no security for power. Napoleon... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 884 pages
...dark !•! A and threatening. Yet she rejoices in the glory of her arms ! And it is a stirring sound ! War is the condition of this world. From man to the...smallest insect all are at strife, and the glory of arms cannot be obtained without the exercise of fortitude, courage, obedience, modesty and temperance, excites... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1845 - 108 pages
...mankind was war, and to sustain the exulting language of the soldier in our own day, who has said : " War is the condition of this world. From man to the...arms, which cannot be obtained without the exercise of honor, fortitude, courage, obedience, modesty and 6 temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1846 - 112 pages
...mankind was war, and to sustain the exulting language of the soldier in our own day, who has said : " War is the condition of this world. From man to the...and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism, and is a chastening correction of the rich man's pride."* * Napier Penins. War. vi. 688. " Why, man,"... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pages
...mankind was war, and to sustain the exulting Ian guage of the soldier in our own day, who has said : « War is the condition of this world. From man to the...cannot be obtained without the exercise of honour, fortitade, courage, obedience, modesty and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism, and is a... | |
 | T. M. Hughes - 1847 - 382 pages
...forbid that his enthusiasm for War should become general, for it is of a truly rabid character:—"War is the condition of this world. From man to the smallest insect all are at strife!" (Hist. War in the Penins., book xxiv. chap. 6.) This is a mere reproduction of Hobbes: " The state... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1850 - 428 pages
...mankind was war, and to sustain the exulting language of the soldier in our own day, who has said, " War is the condition of this world. From man to the...arms, which cannot be obtained without the exercise of honor, fortitude, courage, obedience, modesty, and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism,... | |
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War is the condition of this world. From man to the smallest insect all are at strife, and the glory of arms, which cannot be obtained without the exercise of honour, fortitude, courage, obedience, modesty, and temperance, excites the brave man's patriotism... 
