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The more powerful and inspiring the motives for war ...the closer will war approach its abstract concept...The less intense the motives, the less will the military element's natural tendency to violence coincide with political directives.
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The author argues that stronger motives push war toward its most extreme form, while weaker motives loosen the link between the military's tendency toward violence and political aims. In other words, the intensity of the reasons for fighting shapes how far conflict escapes restraint.
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