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“It is no longer possible to place a halo around war and speak of it in idealistic terms.”

What Does God Want Us to Do About Russia? (1948)

“In former days the struggle for existence was chiefly a struggle against nature, today it is primarily a struggle against other human beings.”

"The Commercial Motive" Christian Century 40 (Feb 22, 1923)

“We must take the time to be alone with God, to enjoy his companionship, to listen to his voice.”

Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 69

“The truth must be driven home that it is sinful to prepare to annihilate millions of God's children in other lands.”

What Does God Want Us to Do About Russia? (1948)

“As was the case with him [Jesus], the Christian militant should lose sight of temporary suffering and persecution in seeking to advance the ultimate well-being of mankind. He should recognize that it was this long distance view of time that compelled Jesus to refuse the sword and to make no military effort to bring about the immediate political freedom of his people, and that it was this same vision that caused him to choose the way of the cross and to go down in defeat, as the world measures success. And if the Christian militant is to be true to the Master, he must also choose the way of the cross and must follow Jesus even though the path lead to seeming defeat.”

Source: The Sword or the Cross, Which Should be the Weapon of the Christian Militant? (1921), Ch.6 p. 106

“Repudiation of the principle of defensive killing and the reliance upon ethical means of resistance are imperative if the vicious circle of taking life in order to save life is to be broken.”

Individualism and Socialism (1933)

“A powerful consumers cooperative movement helps to maintain an equitable balance between prices and profits, and thereby decreases the power of owners and investors.”

Property (1935)

“Non-resistance in the sense of rejecting all forms of coercion is not always a legitimate expression of love toward man and love toward God. …the refusal under some circumstances to exercise forcible restraint is a betrayal of love and therefore a betrayal of higher religion.”

Individualism and Socialism (1933)