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The Archbishop also cautioned the strikers that "prolonged stoppages, possible disturbances and fraternal bloodshedding are against the good of the society."

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a revolution may not be accompanied by bloodshedding, or it may, but it is certainly accompanied by insecurity and unsettlement.

From The Irish Constitution Explained by Darrell Figgis by Figgis, Darrell

We know what the death of Christ means as an atonement, and we never can emphasize too much that blessed substitution and bloodshedding, by which redemption was won for us.

From The Master's Indwelling by Murray, Andrew

What people was ever       For bloodshedding blest, or oppression?

From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean

These hands are free from guiltless bloodshedding, This breast from harbouring foul deceitful thoughts.

From King Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William