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“War is a monster with snaky locks, and fiery bloodshot eyes, and harpy claws, passing over fair fields and leaving its footprints in burning villages, dying men, weeping wives and children, and needs to be seen by those who so eagerly clamour for it at every opportunity. The sight of that fearful phantom, girt round with skulls, chains reeking with blood and desolation and ruin in its track, would stop their eagerness for it, unless under real compulsion.”

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Moncure D. Conway
Moncure D. Conway

Moncure D. Conway was an American author and orator known for his abolitionist and pacifist views. Born on March 17, 1832, Conway was a prominent figure in the 19th-century American intellectual and social movements. He is best remembered for his anti-slavery writings and his advocacy for peace and social justice. more

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