Qui desiderat pacem praeparet bellum
["Let him who desires peace, prepare for war."]
or
Si vis pacem, para bellum
["If you want peace, prepare for war"]
~Vegetius: Rei Militari 3, Prolog.
In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello
[In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war]
~Horace: Book ii. satire ii.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
~George Washington. (1732-1799), Speech to both Houses of Congress, Jan. 8, 1790
http://www.bartleby.com/100/281.html
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http://www.boogieonline.com/revolution/ ... nders.html
Sun Tsu ('The Art of War') who was a teacher not only of war but also of life strategy said that in order to maintain peace we must be prepared for war.
You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time.
~Albert Einstein
"It is said in some quarters that we are not prepared for war. What is meant by being prepared? Is it meant that we are not ready upon brief notice to put a nation in the field, a nation of men trained to arms? Of course we are not ready to do that. And we shall never be in time of peace so long as we retain our present political principles and institutions."
~Woodrow Wilson, to the joint session of Congress, December 8, 1914
http://www.mhv.net/~lepore/soc/war002.htm
If you want peace, prepare for war (Kattull)
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http://www.geocities.com/quotegarden/war.html
The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it.
~Louis Simpson
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