The Boer War, which coincided with his undergraduate days, determined once and for all his attitude towards war; he was an uncompromising pacifist and, as such, his position during the First World War made him unpopular in many quarters, but his moderating influence with like-minded but hasty young men was highly beneficial, and his friends stuck to him.
Ang Boer War, kung saan coincided sa kanyang mga undergraduate na araw, tinutukoy ng isang beses at para sa lahat ng kanyang attitude sa digmaan; siya ay isang matatag pasipista at, bilang tulad ng, ang kanyang posisyon sa panahon ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig na ginawa sa kanya hindi popular sa maraming tirahan, ngunit ang kanyang moderating impluwensiya sa tulad ng pag-iisip ngunit ang padalus-dalos na batang lalaki ay lubhang kapaki-pakinabang, at ang kanyang mga kaibigan nananatili sa kanya.