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more and more of Mark Twain is going on the Net
Now that people are having to ask questions of that
era and not just thinking that "managed people"
is the only game in town.
try http://google.com or any other flavor of search engine
Mark Twain
http://www.oldwestlibrary.com/CWL/cwquotes.htm
...O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth
to
battle-- be Thou near them! With them-- in spirit-- we also go
forth from
the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O
Lord our
God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our
shells; help us
to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their
patriot dead; help
us to drown the thunder of their guns with the shrieks of
their wounded,
writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with
a hurricane
of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending
widows with
unavailing grief... for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast
their hopes,
blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make
heavy their steps,
water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with
the blood of
their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him
Who is the
Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend
of all that
are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite
hearts. Amen."
from The War Prayer by Mark Twain
> Amelia wrote:
>
> Piper,
> Do you have a good source for Twain on line? Do you have A/The
> Warrior's Prayer? If so, would you please post it or tell me where I
> can find it. It is fairly short but speaks volumes and may be my
> favorite piece of writing by this wonderful writer. It addresses
> using humor the very issue of the immorality of war that we are
> posting and reading about now.
> Amelia
>
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