The Causes of WarThe peace that passeth understanding -- Paradise is a bazaar -- Dreams and delusions of a coming war -- While waterbirds fight -- Death-watch and scapegoat wars -- War chests and pulse beats -- A calendar of war -- The abacus of power -- War as an accident -- Aims and arms -- A day that lives in infamy -- Vendetta of the Black Sea -- Long wars -- And shorter wars -- The mystery of wide wars -- Australia's Pacific war -- Myths of the nuclear era -- War, peace and neutrality. |
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Page 78
... evidence for that motive however is not strong . The first fragment of evidence is a Swiss newspaper article , written in 1917 by an ' apparently well - informed Russian sympathiser ' . One may suggest that the author of the Swiss ...
... evidence for that motive however is not strong . The first fragment of evidence is a Swiss newspaper article , written in 1917 by an ' apparently well - informed Russian sympathiser ' . One may suggest that the author of the Swiss ...
Page 149
... evidence . The frame- work dominates the evidence , because it dictates what evi- dence should be sought or ignored . Our idea of a logical framework is often unconscious , and this elusiveness enhances its grip . One may suggest that ...
... evidence . The frame- work dominates the evidence , because it dictates what evi- dence should be sought or ignored . Our idea of a logical framework is often unconscious , and this elusiveness enhances its grip . One may suggest that ...
Page 289
... evidence suggests that nuclear weapons have probably been more a factor for peace than for war . The evidence also suggests that the term ' arms race ' is not yet appropriate for the nuclear era , and historical evidence indicates that ...
... evidence suggests that nuclear weapons have probably been more a factor for peace than for war . The evidence also suggests that the term ' arms race ' is not yet appropriate for the nuclear era , and historical evidence indicates that ...
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The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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