all i know he was english and it was a very long time ago
someone like the duke of yourk. and do you understand the saying
2006-12-29 10:50:03 · 2 answers · asked by brioduinn 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1456—1536). His Adagia (1515), a collection of proverbs with commentary, was the first bestseller in history. And its most popular essay is composed on an ancient aphorism: dulce bellum inexpertis — "war is sweet to the inexperienced." It means that war is sweet to those who have never experienced it.
Written at a time when war had for perhaps the first time risen to rival disease and starvation — the two traditional scourges of humanity — Erasmus' essay has been called the founding tract of pacifism. But he was not a pacifist. Rather he insisted, against the grain of his times, that war be confined to a last resort of self-defense, for the excellent reason that "even the most successful and just war," waged by a good prince for a noble purpose, is prone to descend into unspeakable atrocities.
2006-12-30 03:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can't answer your question but must point out the name is Duke of York... Yourk is a Yorkshire word meaning a sudden sharp tug and is sometimes pronounced Yukk
2006-12-29 12:01:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋