It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.
Julius CaesarAnd when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind is closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and do it gladly so.
Julius Caesar