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... lethal weapons are the only means of security . In a world of potential murderers attack is often the best form of defence , therefore aggression and defence are inseparable . It is not surprising , therefore , that the main difficulty ...
... lethal weapons are the only means of security . In a world of potential murderers attack is often the best form of defence , therefore aggression and defence are inseparable . It is not surprising , therefore , that the main difficulty ...
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... lethal weapons might be most simply removed by not using such weapons , and then note his reaction . Will he say , " That sounds a good and simple idea ; we must examine it very care- fully . " Try it and see ! What will actually happen ...
... lethal weapons might be most simply removed by not using such weapons , and then note his reaction . Will he say , " That sounds a good and simple idea ; we must examine it very care- fully . " Try it and see ! What will actually happen ...
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... lethal weapons , but at the same time to control and limit the very objects for which such weapons are made , and lastly the Pacifist , who claims that war is an unmitigated evil and that defence lies in the realm of mental effort and ...
... lethal weapons , but at the same time to control and limit the very objects for which such weapons are made , and lastly the Pacifist , who claims that war is an unmitigated evil and that defence lies in the realm of mental effort and ...
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