Klassen provides an example of this thirst for vengeance when he quotes Agamemnon stating, "No; we are not going to leave a single one of them alive, down to the babies in their mothers" wombs- not even they must live. ... Klassen also provides a quote from the Odyssey stating, "The disgrace of it will echo down the generations should we fail to punish the murderer of our sons and kindred (Odyssey XXIV. 433-34)." ... Famous philosophers Plato and Socrates agreed with the aspects of war, but they too were challenged by those who sought peace and unity. ... The Old Testament is also read ...

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Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. ... One quote that shows this is "Let the sole sorry of your parents be that you might become ill." ... That quote shows a man's responsibility for himself and his family. ...

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The Korean Religious Heritage Korea's religious heritage has contributed to the teaching of the Unification Church. Since it first appeared on Korean soil and was nourished by the Korean philosophy of life, the new movement was naturally influenced to some extent by its environment. Just as Eastern Orthodoxy cannot be understood apart from Christian Hellenism, and Roman Catholicism is a product of Latin civilization, so the Unification Church greatly profited from the religious development of its homeland. Korea's indigenous religion, like that of most early cultures, was a form of...

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