Bellum Quotes
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Illa iniusta bella sunt, quae sunt sine causa suscepta. nam extra ulciscendi aut propulsandorum hostium causam bellum geri iustum nullum potest.
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More Bellum Quotes
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparat bellum. Let him who desires peace prepare for war.
— c.380 AD Epitoma Rei Miltaris, no.3, prologue.This became familiar in the MiddleAges as Si vis pacem para bellum (If you want peace, prepare for war).
Illa iniusta bella sunt, quae sunt sine causa suscepta. nam extra ulciscendi aut propulsandorum hostium causam bellum geri iustum nullum potest.
cicero— A war is never undertaken by the ideal State, except in defense of its honor or its safety.
— De Re Publica, Book 3, Chapter 23.
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
— Therefore, whoever wishes for peace, let him prepare for war.
— De Re Militari (also known as Epitoma rei militaris), Book 3
— Variant: Si vis pacem para bellum. ("If you want peace, prepare for war.")
Felix est illa civitas quae in pace bellum cogitat.
gerald of wales— Happy the state which in times of peace is yet prepared for war.Book 2, chapter 9, p. 271.Compare Vegetius De Re Militari: "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum" (Let him who desires peace prepare for war).
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
— Therefore, whoever wishes for peace, let him prepare for war.
— De Re Militari (also known as Epitoma rei militaris), Book 3
— Variant: Si vis pacem para bellum. ("If you want peace, prepare for war.")
Pax melior est quam iustissimum bellum.
— Translation: Peace is better than the most just war.
Felix est illa civitas quae in pace bellum cogitat.
— Happy the state which in times of peace is yet prepared for war.
— Book 2, chapter 9, p. 271.
— Compare Vegetius De Re Militari: "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum" (Let him who desires peace prepare for war).
