There are no extant letters from Murphy to Merton; however, in Merton's replies, he discusses the politics of war, nuclear weapons, the idea of "Just War", and whether is possible to conduct a humane war.
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See also published letters from Merton to Mueller in Witness to Freedom, pp. 100-102.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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1963/11/21 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your long letter of October 22. Thanks too for the Monthly Review and for writing |
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1964/11/05 |
TL[c] from Merton |
When I signed that statement I did not realize it would mean an increase in fan mail: some of it |
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1966/08/28 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I have your interesting letter and notes on war and on your hope for humanizing modern methods |
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