POLITSC 4455 Chapter Notes -Sovereign Default, Aristocracy, Wage War
17 Oct 2014
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Standing armies shall gradually be abolished: they constantly threaten other nations with war by giving the appearance that they are prepared for it, which goads nations into competing with one another in the number of men under arms, standing armies are the cause of wars of aggression that are intended to end burdensome expenditures, paying men to kill or be killed appears to use them as mere machines and tools in the hands of another, which is inconsistent with the rights of humanity, the voluntary, periodic military training of citizens so that they can secure their homeland against external aggression is an entirely different matter. Perpetual: a natural state is a one of war, which does not just consist in open hostilities, but also in the constant and enduring threat of them. The state of peace must therefore be established, for the suspension of hostilities does not provide the security of peace.
