His position on war was founded on a legal argument regarding the Constitution as essentially a contract among the states, and all parties must agree to pull out of the contract.
hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ˌɔn wˈɔːɹ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn ɐ lˈiːɡəl ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən æz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ɐ kˈɑːntɹækt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə stˈeɪts, ænd ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹɾiz mˈʌst ɐɡɹˈiː tə pˈʊl ˌaʊɾəv ðə kˈɑːntɹækt.