The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war

Medium ^ | 11/18/2021 | Jamie Northrup

[Jan_Sobieski]

This timeless warfighter’s aphorism used to be the motto of many a US Military Brigade and Battalion prior to our woke transformation. I am not sure if this quote is currently allowed in our new military of pronouns, experimental vaccines, transgender surgery, and Critical Race Theory.

The quote is often attributed to General George S Patton, however if you analyze it deeper, the statement goes back much further. It is a corollary of the Roman aphorism, “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” which translates to, “To secure peace, prepare for war”. Yet even the Roman Axiom is merely a corollary to Sun Tzu’s “Every Battle is Won Before it is Fought” quote from his 2500 year old book, “The Art of War.” I am certain it goes back even further.

Wars are truly won and lost before they are fought. The Army that doesn’t train, plan, and prepare under every condition and possible scenario is likely to lose. An unprepared Army rattles easily and loses confidence. It becomes tentative and defensive. It loses its edge. In the same way armies must be tested before battle, we as individuals must train, plan, prepare, and pass the small moral battles before the big battle.

Our commanding officer and Captain of our Salvation, Jesus Christ, demonstrated this concept better than any man. Before the biggest battle of His life on earth, knowing he was going to betrayed by his friends, arrested by his countryman, handed over to the Romans for punishment, and subjected to the most humiliating and awful of deaths, he had already won. He overcame!

[Kevmo]

I like the title. It could make a good tagline so I’ll update the tagline page.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3992415/posts?page=315#315

[RKBA Democrat]

I liked this Thanks for posting.