WHICH STAGE OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT?

The following are actual quotations from U.S. debates on a resolution supporting the administration's policy on Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
 
 

"We shouldn' t consider war because..."
 
 

• "although atrocities have been committed, it would be an even greater atrocity to wage war..."

• "even though the situation is bad, war is damaging to people and property and society agrees that is bad..."

• "it would hurt our economy... "

• "we will have more money for domestic issues..."

• "war is killing and killing is against the law..."

• "we don' t want to appear too militaristic..."