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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / e. Peace

[issues concerning peace after war]

9 ideas
A military victory is not a thing of beauty [Laozi (Lao Tzu)]
Seeking peace through war is like looking for fish up a tree [Mengzi (Mencius)]
A state of war remains after a conquest, if the losers don't accept the winners [Rousseau]
Some trust in the enemy is needed during wartime, or peace would be impossible [Kant]
If you don't want war, remove your borders; but you set up borders because you want war [Nietzsche]
War is perpetuated by its continual preparations [Weil]
We can only lead war towards peace if we firmly enforce the rules of war [Walzer]
Unconditional surrender can't be demanded, since evil losers still have legitimate conditions [McMahan]
Real peace is the implausibility of war (and not just its absence) [Harari]