Because while pacifism is an ideal self defense is a legitimate coarse of action. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Former 9/11 Commissioner slams Coulter.] Reference
But I do not wish to give the impression that our Quaker pacifism is either passive or negative. From Wordnik.com. [American Friends Service Committee - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Hawk & Dove would be interesting, seeing two brothers debate militarism and pacifism from a Japanese perspective. From Wordnik.com. [More manga remakes] Reference
One reason for my pacifism was a desire to have clean hands. From Wordnik.com. [Robin of Berkeley says a funny thing happened to her on the way to the revolution] Reference
That is called pacifism, or appeasement, or Edmund Burke's triumph of evil. From Wordnik.com. [Flaggman's Canada] Reference
I also love how many here keep calling pacifism an "extremist" point of view. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: Imagine all the Statements of Conscience...] Reference
I'm sure many serving padres probably prefer the idea of pacifism, rather than war. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
I think pacifism is a noble choice and there’s a range of ways to claim that mantle. From Wordnik.com. [November « 2007 « Bill Ayers] Reference
Pure pacifism, which is a by-product of naval power, can only appeal to people in very sheltered positions. From Wordnik.com. [The Lion and the Unicorn] Reference
“Pure” pacifism, which is a by-product of naval power, can only appeal to people in very sheltered positions. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Essays] Reference
There is a species of primate which has evolved sufficiently complex brains that they can entertain the idea of pacifism, yes. From Wordnik.com. [You think because a chimpanzee knows you, he doesn't hate you?] Reference
The two don't need to be synonymous any more than "pacifism" and "passivity" need to be. From Wordnik.com. [Pen-Elayne on the Web] Reference
I guess "pacifism" was just a horrific concept, right up there with communism!. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
That kind of pacifism is antithetical to the viciously combative pressures for microbial life. From Wordnik.com. [IGN PC] Reference
They said that the man in the street would not understand the kind of pacifism that neglected to demand immediate restriction of armaments. From Wordnik.com. [Ludwig Quidde - Nobel Lecture] Reference
"He knows our reflexes and our ingrained pacifism.". From Wordnik.com. [The New Ostpolitik] Reference
Shall we as teachers take the standpoint of pacifism?. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference
Like the philosophy of war pacifism has a long history. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference
But a night shelling shatters his bedroom window and his pacifism. From Wordnik.com. [Sarajevo In The Cross Hairs] Reference
Japanese seem to have put their traditional pacifism on hold for now. From Wordnik.com. [Bringing Up The Rear] Reference
It therefore rejects the pacifism which masks surrender and cowardice. From Wordnik.com. [Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado] Reference
Such pacifism and the dream of universal peace are no new ideas in the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference
I mean, charity, healing, pacifism ... that's pretty much Jesus's whole platform. From Wordnik.com. [Doug Molitor: 12 Sayings of Tea Party Jesus (VIDEO)] Reference
Rugova, who has long been committed to pacifism as a political strategy, knew him well. From Wordnik.com. ['We Can All Live Here Together'] Reference
Their postwar conversion to "one-country pacifism" sometimes seems a little too convenient. From Wordnik.com. [Coming To Terms With Japan] Reference
Since World War II, the country has abided by the pacifism forced on it by the U.S. occupation. From Wordnik.com. [World View: Hideaki Kase] Reference
That was the fourth lowest rate of any prefecture, and testimony to the depth of local pacifism. From Wordnik.com. [When A Flag Is Not A Flag] Reference
The Gita preaches activism -- Gandhi was not passive; he preached not pacifism but nonviolent resistance. From Wordnik.com. [Gandhi’s Wonder Years] Reference
Schools were made to teach pacifism, a philosophy that still holds sway in classrooms across Japan (sidebar). From Wordnik.com. [Smoke Alarm] Reference
Even Quakers who are unwavering about pacifism are often willing to engage in the mainstream political process. From Wordnik.com. [The Quaker Vote] Reference
Like Warner, Nicholas Hytner is too canny to reduce Shakespeare to the simple role of a propagandist for pacifism. From Wordnik.com. [ALL THE WAR'S A STAGE] Reference
Hasn't the country's postwar pacifism become so deeply rooted that a resurgence of Japanese militarism is unthinkable?. From Wordnik.com. [A Very Lonely Japan] Reference
Yet a supposed dichotomy between the passive pacifism of Rugova and the unpredictable irredentism of Thaci is misleading. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Musketeers] Reference
Their preachy pacifism is what Scheel derides as "moral hygiene" intended to prove that Germans have come clean of their dirty past. From Wordnik.com. [The Halo Effect] Reference
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