![Ben Salmon Quote - Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/either-christ-is-a-liar-or-war-is-never-necessary-.jpg)
![Ben Salmon Quote - Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/grey-either-christ-is-a-liar-or-war-is-never-.jpg)
![Ben Salmon Quote - Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/blue-either-christ-is-a-liar-or-war-is-never-.jpg)
![Ben Salmon Quote - Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/red-either-christ-is-a-liar-or-war-is-never-.jpg)
![Ben Salmon Quote - Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/brown-either-christ-is-a-liar-or-war-is-never-.jpg)
![Ben Salmon Quote - Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/white-either-christ-is-a-liar-or-war-is-never-.jpg)
A “just war” – if there could be such a thing – would not require conscription. Volunteers would be plentiful.
BEN SALMON
Either Christ is a liar or war is never necessary, and very properly assuming that Christ told the truth, it follows that the State is without [in the words of Father Macksey] ‘judicial authority to determine when war is necessary,’ because it is never necessary.
