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War StoriesBirdmenAlthough I am an American, I am still in the French aviatio... Killing The Soul As the centuries pass, the greatest glory of any nation, it... The Murder Of Captain Fryatt Captain Charles Fryatt was in command of a British steamshi... Defense Of LiÉge To Germany's unfair and treacherous proposal that Belgium b... Son He hurried away, young heart of joy, under our Devon sk... The Melting Pot America has been called the "crucible" or the "melting pot"... The Beast In Man A German leader once said, "The oldest right in the world i... A King Of Heroes "King" is not a word that will go out of use when the world... A Belgian Lawyer's Appeal One of the great lawyers of Belgium in behalf of the member... Carry On! It's easy to fight when everything's right, And yo... Cardinal Mercier He is an old man, nearly seventy, with thin, grayish-white ... The Mexican Plot It is true that Germany does not know the meaning of honest... General Pershing In April, 1917, a small group of men in civilian dress clim... The Russian Revolution The controller, as he is called on the Siberian railroad, w... Edith Cavell Americans are particularly interested in the story of Edith... Nations And The Moral Law I believe there is no permanent greatness to a nation excep... The Belgian Prince The Belgian Prince was a British cargo steamer. On a voyage... At School Near The Lines The boys and girls in America have listened with great inte... Can War Ever Be Right? After England had entered the war against the Central Power... Why We Fight Germany Because of Belgium, invaded, outraged, enslaved, impoverish... |
Nations And The Moral LawI believe there is no permanent greatness to a nation except it be based upon morality. I do not care for military greatness or military renown. I care for the condition of the people among whom I live. Crowns, coronets, mitres, military display, the pomp of war, wide colonies, and a huge empire are in my view all trifles, light as air and not worth considering, unless with them you can have a fair share of comfort, contentment, and happiness among the great body of the people. Palaces, baronial castles, great halls, stately mansions, do not make a nation. The nation in every country dwells in the cottage. I ask you then to believe, as I do most devoutly believe, that the moral law was not written for men alone in their individual character, but that it was written as well for nations. If nations reject and deride that moral law, there is a penalty which will inevitably follow. It may not come at once, it may not come in our life-time; but rely upon it, the great Italian is not a poet only, but a prophet, when he says: The sword of heaven is not in haste to smite, Nor yet doth linger. JOHN BRIGHT. Previous: The World War
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