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The Law of Nations
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Of the Just Causes of War§ 24. War never to be undertaken without very cogent reasons.§ 25. Justificatory reasons, and motives for making war.§ 26. What is in general a just cause of war.§ 27. What war is unjust.§ 28. The object of war.§ 29. Both justificatory reasons and proper motives requisite in undertaking a war.§ 30. Proper motives.§ 31. War undertaken upon just grounds, but from vicious motives.§ 32. Pretexts.§ 33. War undertaken merely for advantage.§ 34. Na-§ 35. How defensive war is just or unjust.§ 36. How it may become just against an offensive war which at first was just.§ 37. How an offensive war is just in an evident cause.§ 38. In a doubtful cause.§ 39. War cannot be just on both sides.§ 40. Some-§ 41. War undertaken to punish a nation.§ 42. Whether the aggrandizement of a neighboring power can authorize a war against him.§ 43. Alone and of itself, it cannot give a right to attack him.§ 44. How the appearances of danger give that right.§ 45. Another case more evident.§ 46. Other allowable means of defense against a formidable power. § 47. Political equilibrium.§ 48. Ways of maintaining it.§ 49. How he who destroys the equilibrium may be restrained, or even weakened.§ 50. Behavior allowable towards a neighbor preparing for war. |
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