Morals Under the Gun: The Cardinal Virtues, Military Ethics, and American Society

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University Press of Kentucky
 

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The Necessary Immorality of the Military Profession
5
A New Beginning
17
Morals under the Gun
33
Moral Reasoning and the Cardinal Virtues
51
Prudence and the Profession of Arms
63
Justice and the Profession of Arms
80
Obiter Dicta
98
Courage and the Profession of Arms
113
Temperance and the Profession of Arms
127
Character and the Profession of Arms
145
Epilogue
165
Notes
173
Select Bibliography
203
Index
213
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Page 12 - Therefore a wise lord cannot, nor ought he, to keep faith when such observance may be turned against him, and when the reasons that, caused him to pledge it exist no longer. If men were entirely good this precept would not hold, but because they are bad, and will not keep faith with you, you too are not bound to observe it with them.

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