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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth

351	War aims at the acquisition of wealth, because we are enslaved to the body [Plato]
	Full Idea: All wars are undertaken for the acquisition of wealth, and we want this because of the body, to which we are slave.
	From: Plato (Phaedo [c.382 BCE], 066c)