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The author presents a concise public address that applies a philosophical distinction between life and matter to the experience of war, contrasting a wasting, mechanical force with an enduring, creative force and urging the triumph of spiritual, non-materialist values. He critiques doctrines that reduce human action to material determinism or endorse racial hierarchies, arguing for a moral stance rooted in sympathy rather than hatred. The reflections are framed as a direct moral appeal during wartime and are accompanied by a short related essay that develops the same ethical and political consequences of his philosophy.
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