Peace purchased by submission to force is worthless

Evidence

But if they, who say it lays a foundation for rebellion, mean that it may occasion civil wars, or intestine broils, to tell the people they are absolved from obedience when illegal attempts are made upon their liberties or properties, and may oppose the unlawful violence of those who were their magistrates, when they invade their properties contrary to the trust put in them; and that therefore this doctrine is not to be allowed, being so destructive to the peace of the world: they may as well say, upon the same ground, that honest men may not oppose robbers or pirates, because this may occasion disorder or bloodshed. If any mischief come in such cases, it is not to be charged upon him who defends his own right, but on him that invades his neighbours. — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 285

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes genuine peace from the violent peace of the strong — a value distinction relevant to the course’s foundational values.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Unjust conquest confers no right over the conquered — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 222; Passive obedience doctrine serves only the predator’s interest — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 285; Oppressed people will rebel regardless of rulers’ divine claims — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 281 (+3 more)

Related

• Unjust conquest confers no right over the conquered (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Unrestricted warfare destroys the mutual confidence needed for any peace #corroborates (0.80) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 296
• Force cannot assimilate one’s own side, only compromise can #corroborates (0.75)