pacifism
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Supporters saw pacifism as a moral improvement on Japan's wartime militarism.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The announcement on Tuesday marks a milestone in Tokyo's shift away from the pacifism that has characterised its post-war defence policy.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
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
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