Thou Shalt Not Kill? On the Justification of Killing for Liberty

Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: 1,7, University of Birmingham (Department of Political Science and International Studies), course: The Theory and Ethics of Terrorism and Political Violence, language: English, abstract: “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20: 13). The fifth commandment puts the highest maxim of pacifism into wor...