Dutch, religious figure, social critic, theologian

“The majority of the common people loathe war… only a handful of individuals, whose evil joys…”

Date: September 2, 2017Author: moorezart

“The majority of the common people loathe war and pray for peace; only a handful of individuals, whose evil joys depend on general misery, desire war.”

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, religious figure, social critic, teacher, humanist, theologian (portrait by Hans Holbein)

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