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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
British writers on peace and war
William Morris: Protecting the strong from the weak, selling each other weapons to kill their own countrymen
William Morris: War abroad but no peace at home
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William Morris
From The Life and Death of Jason
Alas! for Saturn’s days of gold,
Before the mountain men were bold
To dig up iron from the earth
Wherewith to slaughter health and mirth,
And bury hope far underground.
When all things needful did abound
In every land; nor must men toil,
Nor wear their lives in strife to foil
Each other’s hands, for all was good,
And no man knew the sight of blood.
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