"Regardless of nationality, all men are brothers. God is "our Father who art in heaven." The commandment "Thou shalt not kill" is unconditional and inexorable. … The lowly Nazarene taught us the doctrine of non-resistance, and so convinced was he of the soundness of that doctrine that he sealed his belief with death on the cross. … When human law conflicts with Divine law, my duty is clear. Conscience, my infallible guide, impels me to tell you that prison, death, or both, are infinitely preferable to joining any branch of the Army."
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Letter To President Wilson (June 5, 1917) by Ben Salmon
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Ben Salmon
1889 – 1932
Ben Salmon (1889–1932) was an American Christian pacifist, conscientious objector and outspoken critic of Just War theology.
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