Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
9,147
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: + + + + +
Peace through strength (view source)
Revision as of 02:08, September 29, 2018
, 02:08, September 29, 2018A main theme of Federalist No. 4 is peace through strength
'''Peace through strength''' is a principle which stands in recognition that having the ability to repel a bad actor is the best way to preserve peace. The phrase was popularized by [[Ronald Reagan]], however, has been associated with President [[George Washington]] and may have been described by leaders going as far back as the Roman Emperor [[Hadrian]].
'''Peace through strength''' is a principle which stands in recognition that having the ability to repel a bad actor is the best way to preserve peace. The phrase was popularized by [[Ronald Reagan]], however, has been associated with President [[George Washington]] and may have been described by leaders going as far back as the Roman Emperor [[Hadrian]].
In [[Federalist No. 4]], [[John Jay]] argued for peace through strength by pointing out that union (of the 13 states) "and a good national government as necessary to put and keep them in SUCH A SITUATION as, instead of INVITING war, will tend to repress and discourage it".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_d9uAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA435 The Genevan Reformation and the American Founding]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|1}}
[[Category:Political Terms]]
[[Category:Political Terms]]
[[Category:Political Theory]]
[[Category:Political Theory]]
[[Category:Ronald Reagan]]
[[Category:Ronald Reagan]]