In a message dated 7/16/2004 9:06:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

<< Peace is not a goal-it is a way of life, of establishing relationships, of
 structuring culture. Lichtenstein has no army. Lichtenstein has had more
 years of peace than we exist as a country. Is there a connection? You bet. >>

Nick, I'm no authority on Liechtenstein (except for knowing how to spell it),
but I wonder if there's really any causal relationship between its lack of an
army and its peaceful existence.  It's pretty easy to be peaceful when
everyone else is bigger than you are.  Would there be any point in having an army
even if they wanted one?  I also wonder how peaceful it was when it was part of
the Holy Roman Empire.  How did it fare during the world wars?  (I ask because
I have no idea.)

David Haberstich

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