Quote by John Middleton Murry

If the Nazis have really been guilty of the unspeakable crimes circumstantially imputed to them, then -- let us make no mistake -- pacifism is faced with a situation with which it cannot cope. The conventional pacifist conception of a reasonable or generous peace is irrelevant to this reality.

If the Nazis have really been guilty of the unspeakable crim

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This quote suggests that if the Nazis are truly guilty of the severe crimes attributed to them, then pacifism, the belief in non-violence and avoidance of war, becomes inadequate in addressing such a situation. The idea of seeking a reasonable or generous peace, as commonly held by pacifists, is deemed irrelevant and insufficient when faced with the magnitude and brutality of the Nazi actions. It implies that in certain extreme cases, opting for peaceful solutions may not be effective in dealing with the harsh realities of mass atrocities.

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