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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
That's not a principled distinction, sad to say. All the Roman wars of conquest advanced the cause of world peace, as did all of Alexander's and Saladin's.
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I'm drawing a distinction that you're missing, probably because it's arbitrary and poorly described by "peace".
Best I can put it, this late, is peace is something more, something greater and more benign, than mere calm. A conquered world is certainly calm, but it doesn't leave its subjects in peace.
