I think it's the other way around. Strong man create hard times because of all the fighting between themselves about principles and honor and what not. Only aft

I think it's the other way around. Strong man create hard times because of all the fighting between themselves about principles and honor and what not. Only after they eliminate eachother, weak man that remained can build good times on the cinders. But the good times inevitably spawn new breed of strong men. Which again ruin everything. Decades after World War two were so prosperous because so, so many brave, strong principled men killed each other in World Wars. So the weak men that were left were finally free to build the prosperity in relative peace. That adventage we had is gradually lost as new generations replenished the stock of strong man, so the world seems to be ripe for another war and devastation cycle.