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The thing armies are built to win and never quite manage to keep.

means A state of calm, freedom from conflict or war, or quiet harmony within oneself or between people.

from From Latin pax (peace), which came into English through Old French pais after the Norman Conquest, gradually nudging aside the older native word frith. The same Latin root gives us 'pacify,' 'pact,' and 'appease' — all turning on the idea of a settled agreement that stills the fighting.

Nobel quirkIts prize is the only Nobel awarded in Norway, not Sweden
Symbol originThe peace sign encodes semaphore for nuclear disarmament
Rare commodityHumans have known total peace for under 300 recorded years
Brain chemistryCalm states slow your heart and flood you with alpha waves
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