Religious militancy constituted a multivalent phenomenon that involves both violent and nonviolent expressions. Religious militancy has too frequently been carried out with violence.
Extremist religious movements have been a reaction to historical circumstances. Religion may be a powerful weapon to mobilize and unite people, and it has been used and misused in this sense throughout human history.
to the Brits the war was just a little annoying side show and they believed that they would not be able to regain control because they simply did not have the man power (they were fighting France at the time as well) so this statement is FALSE.
It would be "Doing things for the common good" that best illustrates the concept of civic virtue, since this involves acting selflessly for the good of your community.
