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Protestant and Jewish thinkers developed similar theories. To Martin Luther, the power of temporal rulers was to be "turned only against the wicked, to hold them in check and keep them at peace, and to protect and save the righteous." In practice, however, most clergy in wartime preached the righteousness of their own nations' cause. Only after the fact did scholars contemplate the moral wisdom of various wars, as occurred in America following the Spanish-American War and World War I. Even World War II, despite the evils of Nazism, was deemed "just" only after the U.S. became involved...
Another song of the '60s was nominated as well: "Unchained Melody," which was redone by the Righteous Brothers last year. The song was cited in the best pop performance by a duo or group...
...self-righteous protesters outside the yard, think how horrified you would be if one Swiss woman was raped by an Iraqi soldier. The rape of many Kuwaiti women by Iraqi soldiers doesn't seem to bother...
Havel's moral authority defused a crisis of faith in Slovakia, the country's rustic eastern wing. But his remedy -- asking for the temporary right to rule by fiat if necessary -- differed only in degree from Walesa's ideal of an almost mystically righteous ruler who, as Poland's new President put it, can take "an ax" to obstacles. And Slobodan Milosevic, the steely leader elected by Serbs, won by virtue of his frank jingoism...
When a small, weak nation is incapable of defending itself, other capable, righteous nations have a legal right under the U.N. charter and a moral obligation to defend it. To say it is not our land that has been invaded and therefore it is not our problem is the attitude of antipathy toward a crime committed against someone else. It is just like saying, "Let's not worry about murders, robberies or drug problems in other neighborhoods as long as my neighborhood is safe...