孟子曰:“《春秋》無義戰。彼善於此,則有之矣。征者上伐下也,敵國不相征也。”
Mencius said, 'In the "Spring and Autumn" there are no righteous wars. Instances indeed there are of one war better than another. "Correction" is when the supreme authority punishes its subjects by force of arms. Hostile States do not correct one another.'