"To be prepared for war is onto the most effectual means of preserving peace."
— War

January 1, 1970

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George Washington, as quoted in Writings of George Washington, Fitzpatrick, ed. Vol. 30, p. 491, “First Annual Address to Congress,” January 8, 1790.