Was the world ever at peace? Classical music – that's the Ramomes, not Mozart; The joy of buttered parsnips | Notes and queries

Was the world ever at peace? Classical music – that's the Ramomes, not Mozart; The joy of buttered parsnipsHas the world ever been at peace? First one must define "peace" and "war". There is no clear division, but a continuum of violence from a minor neighbour assault through murder, clan attacks, terrorist incidents, subversion and sabotage, through to full-blown interstate war.Let's assume that by peace one means an absence of full state-sponsored war – because there will always be the oc...

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