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The United States promoted peace among nations, and so served humanity, by sternly enforcing the rule that they who bring on an unjust war must pay for it.
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Whitelaw Reid
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He argues that the U.S. promotes peace by ensuring that aggressors bear the costs of unjust wars, reinforcing accountability.
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