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At times it becomes necessary for a nation to defend itself through force of arms. Because war is a grave matter, involving the sacrifice and taking of precious human life, conscience demands that those who would wage the war state clearly the moral reasoning behind their actions, in order to make plain to one another, and to the world community, the principles they are defending.
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Ballestrem, K.G., Gerhardt, V., Ottmann, H., Thompson, M.P. (2002). What We’re Fighting For. In: Ballestrem, K.G., Gerhardt, V., Ottmann, H., Thompson, M.P. (eds) Politisches Denken. J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-02895-2_10
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