Wilbur was always arguing with those of his friends who believed in disarmament. “Getting rid of our weapons won't promote peace,” he would say. “If you want peace, you must prepare for war.”
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
if you want peace, you must prepare for war — Translating the 4th cent. AD Roman military writer FLAVIUS VEGETIUS Epitoma Rei Militaris III. (Introd.) qui desideratpacem, praeparet bellum, he who desires peace must prepare for war. a 1547 E. HALL Chronicle (1548) Edw. IV 209 He forgat the… … Proverbs new dictionary
want — noun see for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost wilful waste makes woeful want verb see if you want a thing done well, do it yourself if you want something done, ask a … Proverbs new dictionary
prepare — see hope for the best and prepare for the worst if you want peace, you must prepare for war … Proverbs new dictionary
war — see business is war councils of war never fight all’s fair in love and war when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war if you want peace, you must prepare for war truth is the first casualty of war … Proverbs new dictionary
peace — see if you want peace, you must prepare for war … Proverbs new dictionary
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