The princes of this world put men in uniforms as a sign to whom they belong, but the Christ said that his disciples would be known only by the love they have for each other. Peace describes the love of Christ and peaceful qualities of true Christians. Christians should war against vice. Yet they ally themselves with vice to war against men. All pretense aside, ambitions, anger, and the desire for plunder are at the base of Christian wars.
Peace is ashamed at the vain and superficial reasons which princes use to plunge the world into war.
The desire for power is the most criminal of all causes of war. It is stupid, because they are not able to find a more intelligent solution. God is not deceived by the pretenses. Even if their arbitration decisions are not perfectly just, the result would be far superior to the ravages of war. Peace warns that confedera-tions do not guarantee peace and often cause war.