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8. would rome have had an empire without its constant wars or the british

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 11:41 PM

Jan 2013

Seems lots of empires did pretty good out of having a war every year. Well at least for the centuries that they lasted.

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"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare." - Art of War [View all] grahamhgreen Jan 2013 OP

Plenty of instances of military contractors benefitting, though. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #1

Credit to the author of that quote, please? flvegan Jan 2013 #3

Sun Tzu added! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #4

What the author going to do if he didn't? NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #11

That was when you actually had to pay for things though NoOneMan Jan 2013 #5

Charge it to the Chinese, who happen to have written the book on war. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #6

so sayeth dickie cheney Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #7

would rome have had an empire without its constant wars or the british loli phabay Jan 2013 #8

It's not easy to take over another country, yortsed snacilbuper Jan 2013 #9

"War makes thieves, and peace hangs them." sofa king Jan 2013 #10