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7292 | War must also have a good chance of success, and be waged with moderation [Grayling] |
Full Idea: To Aquinas's three conditions for war (Idea 7291) modern theorists have added two others: that to be just a war must have a reasonable chance of success, and that the means used to conduct it must be proportional to the ends sought. | |
From: A.C. Grayling (Among the Dead Cities [2006], Ch.6) | |
A reaction: These two principles strike me as being much more civilized and humane than Aquinas's original contribution, suggesting that in our theoretical thinking we might be making some progress. |