Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of |
| From | David Flood |
| Date | 2002-04-15 22:13 (2002-04-15 21:13) |
| Message-ID | <a9ffdh$2tgnt$2@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de> |
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| Follows | Russ |
| Followups | Morgil Blackhope (2h & 3m) > David Flood |
"Russ" <mcresq@aol.com>wrote in message news:20020414191534.06878.00000415@mb-ch.aol.com...
Russ;)
In article <a9ctn7$26p18$2@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de>, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>writes:David Flood
We've discussed this very point before, with regards to Irish resistance
cynicsAre you referring to one of the conditions the RC Church has for a "just war", that there must be a realistic likelihood of victory? (though
maymight say this merely excuses the Church from having to support the underdog - and likely loser - no matter how morally superior their cause
Why not? History is full of hopeless gambles that beat the odds in the end - the American War of Independence, the 1916 Rising in Dublin, the English refusing terms with Hitler.be).Russ
Or maybe it means you don't throw lives away in a hopeless cause.
D.
2002-03-30-
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