kill his opponent. The rest watched and decided to abide by the law of the jungle… survival of the fittest. Thousands of years later; AD 96‚ Marcus Nerva; the emperor of Rome was out to conquer the world alongside his undefeatable army; waging war against all those who oppose… all who stand in his way would suffer his wrath. Even today‚ all the knowledge‚ science & technology have not changed the basics of human society structure; the strong shall rule and conquer over the weak. It’s always
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achievements while others choke bitterly in their dust? There’s an old and true‚ military motto‚ “Si vis pacem‚ para bellum” from Flavius Vegetius Renatus circa 375 AD: “If you want peace‚ prepare for war.” When you want something badly enough‚ you will fight for it. It’s the old‚ “Live free or die” kind of approach. Watch what people do and you will see their true level of commitment. Ayn Rand spoke about this kind of bulletproof resolution. “There are two sides to every issue” she said‚ “one side is right
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“Peace will be my port‚ my glory‚ my reward‚ my hope‚ my happiness and all that is beautiful to me in this world‚” wrote our father Bolívar to Santander on June 23‚ 1820. And because we love and value peace‚ we will not move away from that old principle‚ especially when the imperialist criminal brutality is threatening us: “If we want peace‚ let’s get ready for war.” I want to embrace the words of José Manuel Briceño Guerrero‚ a great Venezuelan and Latin American conscience who is being paid
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To Have Peace One Must Prepare For War A great philosopher once said ‘War never helps to end war’ and history is a witness to this. The past 400 years bears ample testimony to the fact that war only leads to destruction and disaster. In order to have peace it does not make sense to prepare for war. It is a contradiction. This great land‚ the land of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi‚ has proven to the world that ahimsa or ‘non violence is the sure way to peace. The entire world acknowledged the stubborn
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who were killed during World War two. The war was felt worldwide in every country across the globe. It was almost impossible for someone to not be affected by that war. Things are different in today’s society. Nowadays when wars happen most people brush it off like nothing‚ just another war. This was not the way that Moacyr Scliar saw things. He thought was war was a thing that should not be taken lightly no matter how small. Moacyr Scliar intended for Peace and War to be about society’s numbing
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War creates peace. That’s what many people of the United States think. In order for us‚ as a nation‚ to rid our selves from violence and war we need to set the example by not going to war. We went to Iraq for many controversial reasons. To protect our citizens‚ for payback‚ for peace. I don’t buy it. Although many of see a positive in the Iraq war‚ it has caused our nation a whole lot of negative. All those unnecessary things our country had to go through because of the war will always stay with
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Peace and War Peace cannot be created with violence. Some might look to World War II as an example which contradicts that statement. But in fact it does not. During World War II‚ America created war‚ not peace. It was after World War II that peace was created. War never creates peace‚ and peace never creates war. When America went to war in Korea‚ they created war. And the 38th parallel has not seen peace in 50 years. Then America created war in Vietnam. Peace did not occur until after America left
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Unit 7 War and Peace “Under what circumstances should the U.S use military force against other people/countries? What should be the goal of foreign policy? Is peace possible?” The United States should use military force in defense of personal liberties and rights‚ for stability and security‚ in self defense‚ and as a last resort‚ when peaceful resolution and/or compromise is impossible. The goal of U.S. foreign policy should be to that which benefits itself and its citizens. Peace is possible
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Mythologies of War and Peace From the text: Myths o Live By Joseph Campbell Copyright 1972 From a lecture given in 1967 It is for an obvious reason far easier to name examples of mythologies of war than mythologies of peace ;for not only has conflict between groups been normal to human experience‚ but there is also the cruel fact to be recognized that killing is the precondition of all living whatsoever: life lives on life‚ eats life‚ and would otherwise not exist. “Man‚” wrote Oswald
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THE JUST WAR Amoral realism- The realist part of this is the exercise of power- the realise of power- while the amoral part of it is that it is exercised without reference to a moral language. Instead it is a question of desire‚ glory‚ non moral motivations. Moral Realism- The realist part is‚ once again‚ the view that power can be exercised without any priori restraints on the basis of rights- so that it is consequentialist theory- but the ends to which power is exercised must themselves
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