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Quotation from Perpetual Peace by Immanuel Kant
“If, as must be so under this constitution, the consent of the subjects is required to determine whether there shall be war or not, nothing is more natural than that they should weigh the matter well, before undertaking such a bad business.”
Perpetual Peace, Second Section, First Definitive Article, trans. Mary Campbell Smith
Kant's reason for thinking a republican constitution inclines toward peace.
Citation: "If, as must be so under this constitution, the consent of the subjects is required to determine whether there shall be war or not, nothing is more natural than that they should weigh the matter well, before undertaking such a bad business." — Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace, Second Section, First Definitive Article, trans. Mary Campbell Smith. (id kant-perpetual-peace-q3)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
