MDDM Dixon's act of violence

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jbor wrote:
> 
> Well, I'd say the point of the whole episode is that he doesn't remain
> faithful to his Quaker principles, for once. 


What exactly are those Quaker principles? Testimony, actually. Does
Dixon ever say that he is a Quaker-Pacifist? He does recognize that
others think that Quakers are against war and won't use violence, but he
also says, on more than one occasion, when others say something like, 

"hey, you are a Quaker, you can't do that!" 

Oh, well I'm not that kind of Quaker, or not technically a Quaker or I'm
following Fox or
given the circumstances. When Mason meets Dixon he  assumes that Dixon
is the stereotypical Quaker, whatever that is. Boy is he ever wrong. 

Reminds me of Thomas Paine, who was not a Quaker. 




THE QUAKER PEACE TESTIMONY, 1661

http://www.kimopress.com/Ingle-01.htm