# How to stop an illegal war before it starts

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**Created:** [October 16, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-an-illegal-war-before-it-starts/1024035 "2025-10-16T20:12:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-an-illegal-war-before-it-starts/1024035/17 "2025-10-17T02:26:52Z")

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> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> Just…no. There is no legitimate reading of the history of the late Roman Republic which would support this interpretation.

I read several.

> **[Cato the Younger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_the_Younger)**
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> Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis ("of Utica"; /ˈkeɪtoʊ/, KAY-toe; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger (Latin: Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. A staunch advocate for liberty and the preservation of the Republic’s principles, he dedicated himself to protecting the traditional Roman values he believed were in decline. A noted orator and a follower of Stoicism, his scrupulous honesty and professed respect for t...

But why not start a new thread on this?

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