Belli nomen ponendum quidam in sententia non putabant: tumultum appellare malebant, ignari non modo rerum sed etiam verborum: potest enim esse bellum ut tumultus non sit, tumultus autem esse sine bello non potest.
Certain persons thought that the name of war ought not to be used in the motion: they preferred to use the term public emergency, showing their ignorance not only of facts but also of terminology. For while a war can exist without a public emergency, a public emergency cannot exist without a war.
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