pacifism
Noun
Meaning
the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
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17th to 18th centuries Molokans were ostracized from Russian society in the 17th century for their pacifism: they refused to bear arms in customary military service and to assist in any form of military support.
Absolute pacifism An absolute pacifist is generally described by the British Broadcasting Corporation as one who believes that human life is so valuable, that a human should never be killed and war should never be conducted, even in self-defense.
Bertrand Russell argued that the necessity of defeating Adolf Hitler and the Nazis was a unique circumstance where war was not the worst of the possible evils; he called his position relative pacifism.
Both stories reflect Leiber's uneasy fascination with Nazism—an uneasiness compounded by his mixed feelings about his German ancestry and his philosophical pacifism during World War II.
Camus crowning Stockholm's Lucia on December 13, 1957, three days after accepting the Nobel Prize in Literature Camus maintained his pacifism and resisted capital punishment anywhere in the world.
Adela would be involved in pacifism and environmental issues, whilst Christabel would be campaigning for LGBT rights, and against the sexual double standards that still apply today – and possibly taking a strong stand on sex workers' rights.