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In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.


Thomas Aquinas


#cause #first #intention #just #necessary

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.


Aristotle


#men #more #reverence #swayed #than

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.


Aristotle


#because #brings #evil #fear #generality

The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march.


William Henry Ashley


#covered #days #everything #fine #first

These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen.


William Henry Ashley


#appear #cedar #colours #composed #covered

Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.


Norman Ralph Augustine


#covered #earth #headquarters #other #surface

At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs.


Ibrahim Babangida


#african #communities #fault #live #majority

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.


Francis Bacon


#discovered #fool #neighbors #people

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.


Francis Bacon


#discoverers #ill #land #nothing #sea

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.


Walter Bagehot


#down #family #idea #interesting #interesting idea






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