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Editorial
September 8, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
This editorial critiques the concept of 'rights of war,' arguing that war is fundamentally immoral, akin to large-scale theft, robbery, murder, and burglary, with greater numbers amplifying the guilt.
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Many elaborate volumes have been written to ascertain the rights of war; as if murder and devastation, things essentially wrong, could be reduced to right by system. For what is war, but theft and robbery on a great scale? A burglary is nothing but a siege in miniature:
Yet we do not find that the rights of theft, robbery, murder and burglary, have been as yet defended. The numbers concerned in any aggression, are so far from diminishing the guilt of the action, that they increase it in proportion to those numbers, because they can do more mischief than a few.
Yet we do not find that the rights of theft, robbery, murder and burglary, have been as yet defended. The numbers concerned in any aggression, are so far from diminishing the guilt of the action, that they increase it in proportion to those numbers, because they can do more mischief than a few.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Or Peace
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Rights Of War
War Morality
Theft Analogy
Anti War Argument
Aggression Guilt
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of The Morality Of War
Stance / Tone
Moral Condemnation Of War As Inherently Wrong
Key Arguments
Murder And Devastation In War Cannot Be Justified By Any System
War Is Theft And Robbery On A Great Scale
A Burglary Is A Siege In Miniature
Rights Of Theft, Robbery, Murder, And Burglary Are Not Defended
Greater Numbers In Aggression Increase Guilt Proportionally