Quote#War
For the purposes and objects merely personal, such as thirst for…
Quote byJohn Jay · 1745–1829
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Federalist No. 4 (1787), Federalist No. 4 (7 November 1787) Full text from Wikisource..
English (original)
for the purposes and objects merely personal, such as thirst for military glory, revenge for personal affronts, ambition, or private compacts to aggrandize or support their particular families or partisans. These and a variety of other motives, which affect only the mind of the sovereign, often lead him to engage in wars not sanctified by justice or the voice and interests of his people.
— John Jay
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