'What We're Fighting For'-a position statement

[David]

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Posted 13-02-2002 at 20:55
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'What We're Fighting For'
Sixty intellectuals, ranging from politically conservative (Harvey Mansfield) to liberal (Daniel Patrick Moynihan) to socialist (Michael Walzer), have signed a statement, formulated by the Institute for American Values, called "What We're Fighting For." It affirms "five fundamental truths":

Preamble

AT TIMES it becomes necessary for a nation to defend itself through force of arms. Because war is a grave matter, involving the sacrifice and taking of precious human life, conscience demands that those who would wage the war state clearly the moral reasoning behind their actions, in order to make plain to one another, and to the world community, the principles they are defending.

We affirm five fundamental truths that pertain to all people without distinction:

1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

2. The basic subject of society is the human person, and the legitimate role of government is to protect and help to foster the conditions for human flourishing.

3. Human beings naturally desire to seek the truth about life's purpose and ultimate ends.

4. Freedom of conscience and religious freedom are inviolable rights of the human person.

5. Killing in the name of God is contrary to faith in God and is the greatest betrayal of the universality of religious faith.

For the complete statement go to
http://www.propositionsonline.com/Fi...ml#Signatories


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