Sentence examples for legitimate wars from inspiring English sources

Secular theorists include the Roman jurist and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 43 bc), who argued that legitimate wars must be openly declared, have a just cause, and be conducted justly.

In the tradition of what ethicists call "just war theory," legitimate wars begin for just reasons (primarily defense against direct aggression), are necessary and proportionate (military action taken is in proportion to the aggression suffered), and have a reasonable expectation of success.

As a rule, a former political adviser to Annan said, "Kofi would say better a legitimate war than disunity and a sidelined U.N.

"Syria began as a legitimate war but now it's a kind of melee, one side infecting the other with its fanaticism".

The Slavs can claim to be waging a legitimate war to defend a state in which various ethnic groups have rubbed along reasonably peacefully.

On the contrary, when it is convenient – ie when it is believed that the just war criteria legitimate war – then it is constantly invoked as justification.

I would much prefer a hot, legitimate, U.N.-approved war with the world on our side to a cool, less legitimate war that leaves us owning Iraq by ourselves.

The CIA has killed more than 200 children in drone strikes outside of legitimate war zones since 2004, it is alleged.

I look forward to an end to senseless casualties in Iraq and the deployment of our troops to fight the legitimate war on terror.

She notes an inability to make the right distinctions -- between, for instance, martyrs and murderers, or between justice and revenge, or between terror and legitimate war.

Letters are welcome via e-mail to [email protected] in harm's waySIR – You recognise that post-traumatic stress disorder is a legitimate war injury, deserving of a Purple Heart ("Take heart", February 28th).