Why do you think it is important to have “Open covenants of peace … in the public view”? What might happen if there are treaties made secretly?

Covenants are made for the well being and the growth of the people so they should not be kept secret and brought in their notice.

Explanation:

It is very important that the covenants of peace should be open and they should be transparent. They should not be made in secret. These covenants of peace should be for the welfare, well being and the betterment of the public.

If these covenants are made in secret, then the public for whom they are made might not get to know about it and the covenants might not get successful in achieving the aims and objectives for which it had been formed. And since these are made for the public, it should be brought in their notice.

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