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One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

William Ellery Channing
Hands, Evil, World
William Ellery Channing, George Channing (1849). “(XXX, 387 p.)”, p.22

I am a living member of the great family of all souls; and I cannot improve or suffer myself, without diffusing good or evil around me through an ever-enlarging sphere. I belong to this family. I am bound to it by vital bonds.

William Ellery Channing
Evil, Community, Soul
William Ellery Channing (1925). “The Liberal Gospel: As Set Forth in the Writings of William Ellery Channing”

The chief evil of war is more evil. War is the concentration of all human crimes. Here is its distinguishing, accursed brand. Under its standard gather violence, malignity, rage, fraud, perfidy, rapacity, and lust. If it only slew man, it would do little. It turns man into a beast of prey.

William Ellery Channing
War, Men, Evil
William Ellery Channing (1839). “Lecture on War”, p.11

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