The Duel

The Duelist’s Supplement

Against the Duel: Writing in Protest of Dueling

Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares, a sculpture by Evgeniy Vuchetich (1908–1974) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The title is derived from Isaiah 2:4 and reads in full: “They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.”