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The United States has a unique responsibility and opportunity to use democracy to end war; but, after 9/11, many can no longer imagine pacifism. in any form. Practical Pacifism argues for an approach to peace that aims beyond religion toward a moral consen

This article considers the pacifism of Max Plowman, the notable British pacifist, focusing on the period between the outbreak of WWII & his death in June 1941. It examines the strategy for British pacifism that Plowman advocated at that time, & situates it in the context of ongoing debates in the Peace Pledge Union (PPU), in which Plowman was a leading figure. As a point of contrast to Plowman's viewpoint, consideration is given to the arguments advanced by the Forward Movement grouping within the PPU. The article notes that Plowman's pacifism originated in WWI & developed in the stormy decade of the 1930s. It considers how well the pacifism Plowman advocated stood up to the challenges of WWII & to what extent it acted as a useful guide for pacifists during that war. Adapted from the source document.