"Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary."
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A Critique of Just War Doctrine (1921) by Ben Salmon, pp.86–87
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Ben Salmon
1889 – 1932
Ben Salmon (1889–1932) was an American Christian pacifist, conscientious objector and outspoken critic of Just War theology.
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