"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." — George Washington, First Annual Address To Both Houses of Congress; Friday, January 8, 1790
If you earnestly desire peace, prepare for war. Be as strong as you can be and as committed to peace as possible. Pray that your enemies see your strength and stand down.
Deuteronomy 20:10-12
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it. And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you. But if it makes no peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it.
Imposition is inescapable. Better to impose peace upon the belligerent than to wish for better days while under the imposition of their belligerence.
Matthew 10:11-13
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Always bring your peace with you and wear it on your sleeve; but always be ready to roll up your sleeves if your peace is not reciprocated.
Si vis pacem, para bellum (a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war")
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