Tuesday, April 18, 2023

 

War and Peace

Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 8.48.4 (Corolianus' mother speaking; tr. Earnest Cary):
Any peace is preferable to any war.

πᾶσα μὲν εἰρήνη παντός ἐστι πολέμου κρείττων.
This reminds me of the fatuous bumper sticker "War is never the answer."

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 7:17 AM


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