![]() There is something highly paradoxical in the modern man's relation to war. The military feelings are too deeply grounded to abdicate their place among our ideals until better substitutes are offered than the glory and shame that come to nations as well as to individuals from the ups and downs of politics and the vicissitudes of trade. The war against war is going to be no holiday excursion or camping party. Though some phrases grate upon modern ears, particularly the assumption that only males can perform such service, several racially-biased comments, and the notion that the main form of service should be viewed as a "warfare against nature," it still sounds a rallying cry for service in the interests of the individual and the nation. The line of descent runs directly from this address to the depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps to the Peace Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps. William James - The Moral Equivalent of War The Moral Equivalent of War by William James This essay, based on a speech delivered at Stanford University in 1906, is the origin of the idea of organized national service.
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