• War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accidental attack, seek the war that will bring internal peace.

    Kenneth Waltz: War most often promotes the internal unity of each state involved. The state plagued by internal strife may then, instead of waiting for the accidental attack, seek the war that will bring internal peace.
    Kenneth N. Waltz (2013). “Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis”, p.81, Columbia University Press