"if you want peace, prepare for war" meaning in English

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          "word": "jos haluat rauhaa, valmistaudu sotaan"
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          "word": "si tu veux la paix prépare la guerre"
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          "word": "wenn du Frieden willst, rüste zum Krieg"
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      "word": "jos haluat rauhaa, valmistaudu sotaan"
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      "word": "si tu veux la paix prépare la guerre"
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      "word": "sī vīs pācem, parā bellum"
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