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This quote has a very long history, most people know the latin locution (like memento mori) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_vis_pacem,_para_bellum https://en
by maeln 1y ago
This quote has a very long history, most people know the latin locution (like memento mori) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_vis_pacem,_para_bellum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_vis_pacem,_para_bellum
- nandomrumber 1y agoI only knew memento mori from the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds E01S04 episode title. And I didn't know the Latin of the other phrase being discussed here... but I'm just a high school dropout blue collar worker, so I guess it depends at least to some extent who you associate with.
- DemocracyFTW2 1y agoSo if you're interested in Latin you might also find it noteworthy that some object to the translation of the phrase as If you want peace, prepare for war and argue that it was more likely understood as If you want peace, prepare for strife at the time, meaning that the Falcons in Roman politics often did the "so let's send in our boys there to clean up" thing which Rome in fact often did, whereas the Pigeons (doves?) in favor of a diplomatic or otherwise more civil way of conflict resolution found themselves too often in a position where they had to justify themselves and convince the other side with substantial arguments to keep them from exercising the unquestioned default option of the Empire which was, then as now, military intervention.