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It is the subordination of the military to the civil power.
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He asserts the importance of civilian authority over military power as a cornerstone of republican governance.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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