The Ethics of Force (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Ethics of Force This little volume had its origin in a series of papers read to the Ethical Club of Washington, D.C., at the time just preceding and following the Spanish War. As it was designed that each should present its special topic with a degree of completeness, it was often necessary at the beginning of successive papers to outline the preceding. It is hoped that such repetitions are not greater than is desirable to keep the whole subject well in mind. While the chapters are in a sense independent, they relate to different phases of the same subject. The popular conceptions of heroism and patriotism are tremendous factors in every war. Differing widely as I do from these popular conceptions, any inference that I hold the things themselves at a lower valuation than others would be most erroneous. What I desire is that the conceptions be recast in the mold of the highest rationality. To forestall any misconception as to my animus, it may be permissible to mention a circumstance to which I should not otherwise allude. It was my fortune, and in some respects my privilege, to serve in the ranks during the Civil War. Shortly after enlistment I had an attack of fever which nearly proved fatal. This was followed by a brief captivity, in which I had a taste of about all the forms of discomfort which could be had. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.