Die Toten der Kriege mahnen die Lebenden zum Frieden.
English translation: May those who died in all wars remind the living of our common quest for peace
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Those who died in war remind the living what it means to live in peace. Explanation: Nobody ever said it better than Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address: "But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." |
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36 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1The war dead admonish the living toward peace. Explanation: or "Those who *have* died in wars..." |
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Those who died in wars - a stark reminder to the living to promote peace Explanation: a bit different..... |
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May those who died in all wars remind the living of our common quest for peace Explanation: may work |
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58 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3Lest we forget Explanation: This is the phrase that automatically comes to mind, it's so well-known that it can take the place of the entire lengthy translation. Comes from a poem by Rudyard Kipling entitled Recessional. Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war. See also http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lest_we_forget |
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