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BOOK 2, CHAPTER 22On Unjust Causes Of WarsI. The distinction between justifiable and persuasive causes is explainedII. Wars which lack causes of either sort are wars of savagesIII. Wars which have persuasive but not justifying causes are wars of robbersIV. There are certain causes which present a false appearance of justiceV. Such a cause is the fear of something uncertainVI. Another such cause is advantage apart from necessityVII. A cause of war presenting the appearance of justice is the refusal of marriage, when there is a great abundance of marriageable womenVIII. Such a cause, again, is the desire for richer landIX. Such a cause is also the discovery of things previously taken over by othersX. What course is to be followed if the previous occupants are insaneXI. On unjust cause of war is the desire for freedom among a subject peopleXII. An unjust cause of war also is the desire to rule others against their will on the pretext that it is for their goodXIII. An unjust cause of war is the title to universal empire which some give to the Emperor, and which is shown to be inapplicableXIV. An unjust cause of war is the title to universal empire which others give to the Church, and which also is shown to be inapplicableXV. An unjust cause of war is also the desire to fulfil prophecies, without the command of God.
XVI. An unjust cause of war is also the desire to obtain something that is owed by an obligation not strictly legal but arising from some other sourceXVII. The difference between a war the cause of which is unjust and a war in which there is a wrong of another kind; and the different effects of each |
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