war 9
- A ruler who owns the state loses nothing by war and can start one for trifling reasons
- There is no meaningful right to make war under the law of nations
Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724 to 1804), born in Königsberg, where he taught at the university; author of the three Critiques and the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.
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What Immanuel Kant says most about
government 6
- Outside powers interfering in a nation's internal strife violate its rights as an independent nation
- A ruler who owns the state loses nothing by war and can start one for trifling reasons
democracy 2
- Democracy in the proper sense is necessarily a form of despotism
- When citizens must consent to war, they will weigh it carefully before starting it