I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it.

Harry Emerson Fosdick

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Topic

Anti-war Consequences of war War

Speaker

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Source

The Unknown Soldier

Medium

Sermon

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Denunciation

Language

English

Time

1933 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Clergyman

From

United States

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Citation

Fosdick, Harry Emerson. "The Unknown Soldier." The Secret Of Victorious Living. Harper & Brothers, 1934. Originally a sermon delivered on 12 Nov. 1933, Riverside Church, New York, NY, USA.

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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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