Word: diminish
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Dates: during 1874-1874
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...territorial aggrandizement cease; but the clash of ideas has ever been, and seems likely ever to be, attended by physical strife. The bloodiest pages in history record most fully the progress of truth. But whether war be regarded as a necessary element of advance or not, any measures to diminish its frequency, so as to cut off all but the inevitable, must be welcomed by every one. The gift is appreciated by us, not only as indicative of his ample generosity, but as showing his faith in mankind, and hopes for the ultimate happiness of the race...