pacifism
Example Sentences
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Today, Japan’s decadeslong embrace of pacifism is fading as the country confronts a more dangerous and unpredictable world.
It is a tough sell in a country where pacifism is a deeply ingrained civic value.
The problem isn’t pacifism, but young people posing a new variation on the age-old question: “What is in it for me?”
The shift isn’t as controversial as it once was in a country with a strong post-World War II tradition of pacifism.
To Garrison, whom Mr. Kurlansky credits as a founder of American pacifism, violence was always wrong, no matter the circumstances.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
