At 02:39 PM 4/6/2001 -0000, you wrote:
>> War is expensive and harmful to the economy.
>
>After the first economic revolution (1500 ca. AD) I agree with you,
>but before that time (and in the ancient world as a general term) I
>think that "war" is less expensive than persuasion.
I would like to see some documentation for this opinion.
To the best of my own research warfare is always expensive.
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