War as a sport and the drift to universal destruction
G Bernard Shaw argues war follows rules like boxing to limit cruelty, but history shows new regimes eroding chivalric code. He traces the shift from noble campaigns to mass destruction under Bismarckian ideas and imperial offenses, urging abandonment of war as sport and warning of escalating violence.
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G. Ferrier
Bernard Shaw
G. Bernard Shawar
Vfi
Napoleon
Marengo
Waterloo
Bismarck
Philippines
Tripoli
Matrimonial reckoning day proposed for wives
AM presses a law to require each wife to set a monthly matrimonial reckoning day. She would list her husband’s faults, but only that day may she chastise him. If she nags daily, it could be a misdemeanor. The piece argues temper and politeness matter, warning against intemperance and infidelity while urging measured, dramatic rebukes once a month.
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Tripoli
France
Europe
Duke of Brunswick
Turkey
Bernard Shaw
Henri Bergson
Italy
Wattignies