Frances Partridge

Overview

Frances Partridge (née Marshall) born London, England March 15, 1900 (d. 2004). British author; lifelong pacifist; opponent of both World Wars and Cold War.

Quotations

“If only people would realise that their son’s dying and killing other people’s sons isn’t going to benefit humanity in any way, but almost certainly the reverse.  What good did the First World War do?” (A Pacifist’s War, 1945, p. 180; photo Librarything)