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Quotation from Perpetual Peace by Immanuel Kant

“No treaty of peace shall be regarded as valid, if made with the secret reservation of material for a future war.”

Immanuel Kant

Perpetual Peace, First Section, Preliminary Article 1, trans. Mary Campbell Smith

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The first of the six preliminary articles, distinguishing true peace from a mere truce.

Citation: "No treaty of peace shall be regarded as valid, if made with the secret reservation of material for a future war." — Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace, First Section, Preliminary Article 1, trans. Mary Campbell Smith. (id kant-perpetual-peace-q1)

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