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Gulliver's Travels / Motivations of War

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: warfare, morality, power dynamics, opportunism  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

Sometimes a war is entered upon, because the enemy is too strong; and sometimes, because he is too weak. Sometimes our neighbours want the things whic...