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“So long as the international community consists of sovereign states, war between them remains a possibility, of which all governments have to take reasonable account.”

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Book:The Causes of Wars and Other Essays

Source: The Causes of Wars and Other Essays

“A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.”

Source: The Salvaging of Civilization: The Probable Future of Mankind

“It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.”

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Author:H. G. Wells

“It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice”

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Book:The Real Thomas Jefferson

Source: The Real Thomas Jefferson

“I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.”

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Author:Benjamin Franklin

“Condemning class struggle does not mean condemning every possible form of social conflict. Such conflicts inevitably arise and Christians must often take a position in the "struggle for social justice." What is condemned is "total war," which has no respect for the dignity of others (and consequently of oneself). It excludes reasonable compromise, does not pursue the common good but the good of a group, and sets out to destroy whatever stands in its way.”

“As the War Office of the United States was established in a time of peace, it is equally reasonable that a Peace Office should be established in a time of War.”

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Book:Essays: Literary, Moral and Philosophical

Source: Essays: Literary, Moral and Philosophical