止戈为武

止戈为武 [zhǐ gē wéi wǔ]

1. ■ Military forces are to be used only for the maintenance of peace and order.; A consummate military science should consider the prevention of war as its highest principle and therefore inculcate the idea of adequate preparation against war as the best means of preventing it.; Boldness lies in the suspension of hostilities.; To stop the use of weapons and avoid war is truly military.