History In the case of a state in its external relations, the rights of war must

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In the case of a state in its external relations, the rights of war must be strictly observed. For since there are two ways of settling a dispute: first, by discussion; second, by physical force; and since the former is characteristic of man, the latter of the brute, we must resort to force only in case we may not avail ourselves of discussion. The only excuse, therefore, for going to war is that we may live in peace unharmed; and when the victory is won, we should spare those who have not been blood-thirsty and barbarous in their warfare…As for war, humane laws touching it are drawn up in the fetial code of the Roman People under all the guarantees of religion; and from this it may be gathered that no war is just, unless it is entered upon after an official demand for satisfaction has been submitted or warning has been given and a formal declaration made…            While wrong may be done, then, in either of two ways, that is, by force or by fraud, both are bestial: fraud seems to belong to the cunning fox, force to the lion; both are wholly unworthy of man, but fraud is the more contemptible.

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The above content tell us about the case of the state in the external relations.

Although the external relations are very important in each and every circumstances not only for the war but to make the peace in the country as well. And the war is not the only solution for the external relations it can be done by the discussion also and there is a former characteristic of a man that the latter of the brute, that must resort the force only one if they not avail the discussion. Although not each and every thing can be done by the discussion which will provide the peace and help in to build the external relations between them.

Now, for the wars, it will affect the human life and the fetial code of the Roman people comes under the guranatees of the religion that may gathered no war in just, until it will depend upon an official demand for the satisfaction that may have done either by the forcefully or by the fraud.

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There should be a great external relations between them so that there should be less chance of war and if any chance would occur it could be solved through the discussion as the human life is very important for each and every family person.

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