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Pacifism
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Pacifism
In one of the most famous debates ever at the Oxford Union, the motion ‘This House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country’, was passed in 1933 by 275 votes to 153. It sparked off a national controversy in the press, and Winston Churchill denounced it as ‘that abject, squalid, shameless avowal’ and ‘this ever shameful motion’. It is rumoured that the vote gave Adolf Hitler
Edited ByTrevor Sather
Edition 18th Edition
First Published 1999
Imprint Routledge
Pages 2
eBook ISBN 9780203978610
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