Peaceful Nation Quotes
1st Earl of Beaconsfield
This was a utopian argument in favor of the Italian Roman Empire as opposed to the Papacy.
Mohamed Anwar El-Sedat. For a nation to be on a war footing diverts a huge proportion of its resources from development and raising the standard of living of the population. Nations like Costa Rica and Tunisia with not only peace but no army to maintain have been able to develop at much greater rates than their neighbors who supported military establishments.
See Cesare Beccaria related quotes for a slightly later version.