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A wanton or useless war, or a war of mere aggression--in short, any war begun or carried on in a conscienceless spirit, is to be condemned as a peculiarly atrocious crime against all humanity.
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Roosevelt condemns wars that are initiated without just cause, labeling them as crimes against humanity.
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