Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon Quote

That men should kill one another for want of somewhat else to do, which is the case of all volunteers in war, seems to be so horrible to humanity that there needs no divinity to control it.


Essays, Moral and Entertaining (ed. 1819)


That men should kill one another for want of somewhat else to do, which is the case of all volunteers in war, seems to be so horrible to humanity...

That men should kill one another for want of somewhat else to do, which is the case of all volunteers in war, seems to be so horrible to humanity...

That men should kill one another for want of somewhat else to do, which is the case of all volunteers in war, seems to be so horrible to humanity...

That men should kill one another for want of somewhat else to do, which is the case of all volunteers in war, seems to be so horrible to humanity...