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    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
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    It is not the case that A ruler who cannot defend their kingdom without violating justice ought to abdicate

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    Reason for 1 of 2
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    • 1.A ruler bears special obligations to protect subjects that override the ruler's personal moral purity.
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    • 2.Machiavelli and Weber's 'ethics of responsibility' holds that political actors are judged by consequences for those they govern, not adherence to absolute moral rules.
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    • 3.Abdication that leaves subjects vulnerable to conquest or chaos is itself a grave injustice, making the original dilemma irresolvable by resignation.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Walzer's 'dirty hands' thesis establishes that political necessity can create genuine moral dilemmas where all available choices violate some moral norm.
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    • 2.If justice-violation is unavoidable in certain defensive scenarios, the claim conflates moral tragedy with moral impermissibility, demanding an impossible standard.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Justice is a non-negotiable constraint on rulership
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    • 2.No political necessity justifies the violation of justice
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