# “Only liberal societies tolerate Pacifists” by C.S. Lewis

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- Published: 2008-11-16T15:02:05-06:00
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“Only liberal societies tolerate Pacifists. In the liberal society, the number of
Pacifists will either be large enough to cripple the state as a belligerent, or 
not. If not, you have done nothing. If is is large enough, then you have handed 
over the state which does tolerate Pacifists to its totalitarian neighbour who does
not. Pacifism of this kind is taking the straight road to a world in which there
will be no Pacifists.”

–C. S. Lewis, “Why I Am Not a Pacifist,” in _The Weight of Glory: And Other Addresses_(
New York: HarperCollins, 1949/2001), 78.

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