"Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually
end up plowing for those who do not." - Benjamin Franklin
"The evolution of warfare was an autocatalytic reaction that could not be halted by any people, because to attempt to reverse the process unilaterally was to fall victim" - Edward O. Wilson
Basically, you can't have peace unless everyone wants peace. And with that, I do not mean the kind of peace you get when the meanest dictator has finally conquered all other nations.
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