Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Quotes

A collection of quotes by Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust .

Michael Walzer is a prominent American political philosopher and author of the influential book "Just and Unjust Wars." Born in 1935, he has made significant contributions to the fields of political theory and ethics. Walzer's work focuses on the moral dimensions of political action, particularly in relation to war and justice. He has explored topics such as humanitarian intervention, the ethics of warfare, and the principles of just war theory. Walzer's writings have had a profound impact on the understanding of political ethics and have shaped the discourse on international relations.

According to other writers, it is the women who last longest

According to other writers, it is the women who last longest in sieges, the young men who soonest fall into that deadly lethargy that precedes actual death. But the account is accurate enough: that is what a siege is like. Moreover, that is what it is meant to be like. When a city is encircled and deprived of food, it is not the expectation of the attackers that the garrison will hold out until individual soldiers... drop dead in the streets. The death of ordinary inhabitants of the city is expected to force the hand of the civilian or military leadership. The goal is surrender; the means is not the defeat of the enemy army, but the fearful spectacle of the civilian dead.

Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust

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