I'm looking for the language of this tattooed phrase.
2006-09-27 08:24:53 · 6 answers · asked by born2belevenb 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It's actually si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want peace, prepare for war. It is Latin.
Sounds real ballsy, unless you are actually the one that is out there in that war, killing and getting killed for "peace". Ever see someone's son or daughter get their guts blown out for being in the wrong place? Very noble.
Try this one. If you want peace, study your own violence.
2006-09-27 08:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Googled it and it came of with this website.
The word Parabellum is a word coined by German arms maker Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken and is derived from the Latin saying si vis pacem, para bellum, meaning "if you want peace, prepare for war".
2006-09-27 08:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by lorna56dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "If you want peace, prepare for war". Sounds like Latin, as verified by:
http://www.xrce.xerox.com/cgi-bin/mltt/LanguageGuesser
However, source below indicates Latvian, baltic language from Latvia.
2006-09-27 08:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by nativeAZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was from Sweden or somewhere up there.
2006-09-27 21:18:28 · answer #4 · answered by sincere12_26 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
war is peace.... for me
2006-10-01 05:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by greatmangentletrue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
latin
2006-09-27 08:31:40 · answer #6 · answered by irl_merrick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋