Universal Peace and the School (Document I), item 9

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[Beaumont Hotel letterhead]


9/

that polygamy was the natural

state of man. Granted this as

seen in the brute, man has

risen above the brute because

he has learned to conquer his

sex instinct. So war is out of

place today because war has

learned to conquer his instinct

for possessions . Nine-tenths

of the wars of history have been

wars of aggrandizement, to

satisfy the itching palm of

ambitious kings. 4400 years

before Christ Babylonia had

a well-organized infantry. What

for? To protect the fertile

lands of the Tigris and Euphrates


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[Beaumont Hotel letterhead]


9/

that polygamy was the natural

state of man. Granted this as

seen in the brute, man has

risen above the brute because

he has learned to conquer his

sex instinct. So war is out of

place today because war has

learned to conquer his instinct

for possessions . Nine-tenths

of the wars of history have been

wars of aggrandizement, to

satisfy the itching palm of

ambitious kings. 4400 years

before Christ Babylonia had

a well-organized infantry. What

for? To protect the fertile

lands of the Tigris and Euphrates



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  • October 30, 2017 15:28:39 Thomas A. Lingner

    [Beaumont Hotel letterhead]


    9/

    that polygamy was the natural

    state of man. Granted this as

    seen in the brute, man has

    risen above the brute because

    he has learned to conquer his

    sex instinct. So war is out of

    place today because war has

    learned to conquer his instinct

    for possessions . Nine-tenths

    of the wars of history have been

    wars of aggrandizement, to

    satisfy the itching palm of

    ambitious kings. 4400 years

    before Christ Babylonia had

    a well-organized infantry. What

    for? To protect the fertile

    lands of the Tigris and Euphrates


  • July 10, 2017 16:57:20 Annick Rodriguez

    [Beaumont Hotel letterhead]


    9/

    that polygamy was the natural

    state of man, Granted this as

    seen in the brute, man has

    risen above the brute because

    he has learned to conquer his

    sex instinct. So war is out of

    place today because war has

    learned to conquer his instinct

    for possessions . Nine tenths

    of the wars of history have been

    wars of aggrandizement to

    satisfy the itching palm of

    ambitious kings. 4400 years

    before Christ Babylonia had

    a well organized infantry. What

    for? To protect the fertile

    lands of the Tigris and Euphrates



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Contributor
Hope Elizabeth May
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