"The law is silent during war.[Lat., Silent..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The law is silent during war.[Lat., Silent leges inter arma.]
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“War is the sure result of the existence of armed men. That country which maintains a large standing army will sooner or later have a war. The man who prides himself on fisticuffs is going, some day, to meet a man who considers himself the better man, and they will test the issue.”
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