The cause of Peace has had my share of efforts, taking the ultra non-resistance ground - that a Christian cannot consistently uphold, and actively support, a government based on the sword, or whose ultimate resort is to the destroying weapons.

Quote by Lucretia Mott

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Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same...

Learning, while at school, that the charge for the education of girls was the same...

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.

Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference 'twixt...

Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference 'twixt...

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the...

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the...

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of...

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of...

Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say in...

Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say in...

The Christian religion, then, is not an affair of preaching, or prating, or ranting, but...

The Christian religion, then, is not an affair of preaching, or prating, or ranting, but...

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being...

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being...

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.

No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and...

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and...

I am the resurrection, and the life

I am the resurrection, and the life

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another...

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another...

Satan the envious said with a sigh: Christians know more about their hell than I

Satan the envious said with a sigh: Christians know more about their hell than I

Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special...

An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special...

In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.

In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.

What's the Christian-bashing all about? Simple - a struggle for the soul of America is...

What's the Christian-bashing all about? Simple - a struggle for the soul of America is...

The two greatest commandments are to love God with all our heart, might, mind, and...

The two greatest commandments are to love God with all our heart, might, mind, and...

The Christian year has a rhythm, each season its own tonality and coloration. Without Lent,...

The Christian year has a rhythm, each season its own tonality and coloration. Without Lent,...