pacifism

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In addition, pacifism is always an individual option, not a communal response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They’ve objected to books which expose readers to evolution, pacifism, magic, women achieving things outside of the home and “false views of death.”

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025

And he pointed to Sweden and Finland, once paragons of pacifism and neutrality but now members of Nato.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2024

But that never meant a full embrace of pacifism.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

In discussing the ANC’s policy of nonviolence, he emphasized that there was a difference between nonviolence and pacifism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela