Great thoughts about the art of war

War is a human invention, which has its historical and social roots. Sigmund Freud even refused to participate in the movement of fighters for the world, as he considered the war the inevitable consequence of the periodic outbursts of human aggressiveness. Some philosophers and historians argue that the state of the world is an illusion. The periods that are commonly called “peaceful” are actually periods of preparations for a future war. Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (Rus. “You want peace - get ready for war”) is a Latin phrase, the authorship of which is attributed to the Roman historian Cornelius Nepot (99–24 BC). And what other historical figures and celebrities about the war and military art said and wrote from this well -published book, which collected brief statements and aphorisms of different times and peoples.