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kentuck

(111,037 posts) Tue Sep 3, 2013, 10:56 PM Sep 2013

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"War brings on war! Violence brings on violence."

Pope Francis Calls For Peace In Syria, Announces Worldwide Day Of Fasting On September 7, 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/03/pope-francis-peace-syria-september-7_n_3860417.html

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"War brings on war! Violence brings on violence." (Original Post) kentuck Sep 2013 OP

"Blood begets blood,"sayeth the Witches in 'Macbeth.' . . . Journeyman Sep 2013 #1

+1000 kentuck Sep 2013 #2

Name any time in mankind when there was peace, time to dismount from your high horse. CK_John Sep 2013 #3

You talking to me or the Pope? kentuck Sep 2013 #4

Both, peace is a wonderful word that mankind has never known. CK_John Sep 2013 #5

Journeyman

(15,022 posts)

1. "Blood begets blood,"sayeth the Witches in 'Macbeth.' . . .

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 11:14 PM

Sep 2013

"Violence does even justice unjustly." ~ Thomas Carlyle

kentuck

(111,037 posts)

2. +1000

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 11:22 PM

Sep 2013

I like that quote.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

3. Name any time in mankind when there was peace, time to dismount from your high horse.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 11:27 PM

Sep 2013

kentuck

(111,037 posts)

4. You talking to me or the Pope?

Reply to CK_John (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 11:30 PM

Sep 2013

That was his quote.

So you just accept war as the norm??

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

5. Both, peace is a wonderful word that mankind has never known.

Reply to kentuck (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 11:43 PM

Sep 2013

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