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pacifism

[pas-uh-fiz-uhm] / ˈpæs əˌfɪz əm /




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For them, giving the military more legitimacy is not about ignoring pacifism, but about making sure the country can survive an increasingly unstable world.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

To Garrison, whom Mr. Kurlansky credits as a founder of American pacifism, violence was always wrong, no matter the circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

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

Together, the young pariah-turned-lizard-rider and his spunky pet prove there’s strength in pacifism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Interactions with Moravian Protestant missionaries had shown the Delawares that Moravian ways of religion were similar to their own, including the ideal of pacifism.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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