Richard Grelling (11 June 1853 − 14 January 1929) was a German lawyer, writer and pacifist who wrote the international best selling book J'Accuse in World War I, publicly criticizing the actions of Germany for waging a war of aggression in Europe.
12-788: Pacem may refer to : Si vis pacem, para bellum is a Latin adage translated as, "If you wish for peace, prepare for war". Dona nobis pacem is a phrase in the Agnus Dei section of the Roman Catholic mass Dona nobis pacem is a cantata written by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1936. Pacem in terris was a papal encyclical issued by Pope John XXIII on 11 April 1963. The Pacem in Terris Award has been awarded annually since 1964. The association of Catholic Clergy Pacem in Terris
24-410: A proper study of Algeria had been made. The main clause of the adage was used as a motto by German arms maker Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM), and is the source of the term Parabellum as applied to firearms and ammunition (especially the 7.65mm Parabellum and the 9mm Parabellum cartridges). "Parabellum" was the telegraphic address of DWM. Richard Grelling Richard Grelling
36-530: Is a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war." The phrase is adapted from a statement found in Roman author Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus 's tract Dē Rē Mīlitārī (fourth or fifth century AD), in which the actual phrasing is Igitur quī dēsīderat pācem, præparet bellum ("Therefore let him who desires peace prepare for war"). The idea which it conveys also appears in earlier works such as Plato 's Nomoi ( Laws ). The phrase presents
48-591: Is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." For example, historian Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne made reference to the foreign policy of Napoleon Bonaparte : In the United States, the National Arbitration and Peace Congress of 1907, presided over by Andrew Carnegie said: "If you want peace, make war." The solution does not cover the case of the nation that does not desire peace. Imperial Germany went to war in 1914 and
60-825: The Battle of the Somme in 1916 in an endeavour to undermine the fighting morale of the German troops situated there. He followed this success of J'Accuse with Das Verbrechen ( The Crime ), in which he attacked his critics, including his son, the philosopher Kurt Grelling . He later worked for several newspapers, among them the Frankfurter Zeitung . During the Weimar Republic most of his writings were boycotted. Grelling died in Berlin. This article about
72-537: The 19th century was associated with early socialism , even though the socialism of the 20th century often lacked pacifistic tendencies, preaching violent revolution instead. The pacifism that opposed the world wars traced its lineage to Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin , an early French socialist and one of the founders of Saint-Simonianism . As early as April 2, 1841, he had said in a letter to General Saint-Cyr Nugues: with reference to Algeria . By way of elucidation Enfantin goes on to say that war could have been avoided if
84-665: The anti-war book entitled J'Accuse , condemning the actions of Germany in causing the war through its foreign policies. The book was banned in Germany but was translated into many languages and enjoyed huge sales. Printed excerpts in the form of propaganda leaflets from its text were dropped by aircraft of the British Expeditionary Force into the Imperial German Army 's trenches in France before
96-414: The insight that the conditions of peace are often preserved by a readiness to make war to defend said peace when the need arises. Whatever the source, the adage has become a living vocabulary item itself, used in the production of different ideas in a number of languages. For example, in 1790 during his first annual address to a joint session of Congress , George Washington stated "To be prepared for war
108-556: The title Pacem . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacem&oldid=640525031 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Si vis pacem, para bellum Si vis pacem, para bellum ( Classical Latin : [siː wiːs ˈpaːkɛ̃ ˈparaː ˈbɛllʊ̃] )
120-538: Was a regime-sponsored organisation of Catholic clergy in the communist Czechoslovakia between 1971 and 1989. Pacem is a planet serving as the base of the Catholic Church in the science fiction series Hyperion Cantos . Pacem, the 16th-century European name for Pasai , a place in Sumatra Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
132-545: Was born in Berlin , at that time the capital of Prussia . He studied law but after finishing his studies worked as a writer and dramatist. In 1892 he was a founder-member of the German Peace Society (German: Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft ), of which he was vice-chairman. From 1903 he lived near Florence , until Italy joined the belligerents in 1915, after which he moved to Switzerland. In 1915 Grelling wrote
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#1732772786972144-485: Was castigated by Richard Grelling , a German-Jewish pacifist, in J'Accuse (1915). In 1918 Grelling wrote again, this time as an expatriate in Switzerland. Citing Woodrow Wilson 's "The world must be safe for democracy" speech before Congress on April 2, 1917, Grelling says: "If you want peace, prepare for peace." The great wars of the 19th and 20th centuries were opposed by the philosophy of pacifism , which in
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