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Julia Ward Howe: Disarm, disarm. The...

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Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.

Source: Peace proclamation, London, 1870.
-- Julia Ward Howe, (May 27 1819-1910), US social reformer; She wrote Battle Hymn of the Republic; first woman elected to Nat'l Institute of Arts and Letters.


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