The contention that a standing army and navy is the best security of peace is about as logical as the claim that the most peaceful citizen is he who goes about heavily armed. The experience of every-day life fully proves that the armed individual is invariably anxious to try his strength. The same is historically true of governments. Really peaceful countries do not waste life and energy in war preparations, with the result that peace is maintained.

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Emma Goldman was a 19th-century Russian born anarchist. Emma Goldman was a Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Peace — The pursuit of harmony, reconciliation, and inner calm
  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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