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I think it's worth questioning whether 'murder' should be unlawful killing or immoral killing. I'll leave abortion alone. Is the soldier fighting in an unjust war a murderer? What about the soldier who is ordered to kill a large group of civilians? These are probably two borderline cases; I wouldn't want to call the soldier fighting in an unjust war a murderer, even though he is engaged in immoral killing. On the other hand, I would want to call our second soldier a murderer, even though he is engaged in lawful killing. How would you parse this, Borg?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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