Full Idea
If a citizen bears arms on the orders of the sovereign even in an unjust war, he does not do wrong.
Gist of Idea
A citizen does no wrong if he obediently fights in an unjust war
Source
Samuel Pufendorf (On the Duty of Man and Citizen [1673], II.12)
A Reaction
Pufendorf goes on to say that the individual still bears moral responibility for specific wrongs, such as bearing false witness. McMahan disagrees with this idea.
Book Reference
Pufendorf,Samuel: 'On the Duty of Man and Citizen' [CUP 1991], p.157
Related Idea
Idea 23611 Soldiers cannot freely fight in unjust wars, just because they behave well when fighting [McMahan]