The only way to prepare for peace is to be prepared for war.

            I agree, to prepare for peace on needs to be prepared for war. Despite the desire of peace, it is impossible for a country to be at peace for an eternity; at some point every country has had several occasion in which peace is but an aspiration. A country that is not prepared for war is a weak country. Reality is that there is always going to be at least one country desiring to control more land and who better than those who are not prepared and are not expecting war to occur. A country that is prepared for war shoes power which therefore creates fear in other countries. When a country fears another rarely will it attack that country. War is inevitable, humanity tends to envy and desire what others have despite whether it is land or just something small. Whether you expect it or not war will occur at some point, why be an open target when you can prepare for war and allow the people in that country to regain peace despite the possibility of it being temporary. This can be related to an even more common saying "always be prepared for the worst." Peace is not eternal what so ever; peace in a country is not determined singularly by war but within its own boarders. Peace can be altered whether it is because of a country declaring war or even the countries own people. The possibilities of a country staying at peace are very small. being prepared for war means not only war against other countries but being prepared to settle any issues within ones own country. This related back to the saying "always be prepared for the worst" because peace can be seized in multiple ways. War can bring peace. One example of a war that brought peace is World War 2. During World War 2 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and America responded with nuclear bombs; after all the chaos and blood shed, Japan and America conserved peace through trade. The latter shows that war can bring peace in many ways. History has a tendency to prove its point, in this case that point is that peace can not be preserved without war or some sort of conflict. Peace is but a momentary object in which a country can hold. Every country has gone through some form of war to obtain peace afterward. The reason why peace is not possible without being prepared for war is due to society itself; society has illogical motivations due to illogical desires. As long as society desires what others have there will always be some sort of conflict whether it is within people, cities, countries or even possibly the whole world. Another example would be the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was a very strong empire that conquered plenty of land. The only way in which the Roman Empire maintained their empire in peace was through their strong army. The Roman empires army maintained peace within its boarders by assuring tranquility between the people and maintained peace out of its boarders due to their strength. The prepared army of the Romans caused fears in others which allowed the stability of peace for the Roman Empire. As stated in the dictionary the definition of peace is "an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic nations, groups, etc., to end hostilities and abstain from further fighting or antagonism." Due to the latter definition of peace, what do you say? Do you agree that being prepared for war is the only way to guarantee peace or is peace possible without any for of war?