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I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The hope depends on humanity becoming worthy of its own claim to reason. Settling differences through violence is presented as a failure of sense, not an inevitable achievement of strength. The closing judgment gives peace the advantage even when comparisons between particular wars and settlements might tempt exceptions.
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