Peace

[ergo sum]

Nice quote.
Here's a little background.

1899 The Hague Peace Conference
Three propositions were, however, adopted: one, unanimously forbidding, during a term of five years, the throwing of projectiles, or explosives, from balloons, or by other analogous methods. Of the two others, one, forbidding the use of projectiles the sole purpose of which was, on bursting, to spread asphyxiating or deleterious gases, was discussed mainly in the naval sub-committee. It received in that, and afterward in the full Committee, the negative vote of the United States naval delegate alone, although of the affirmative votes several were given subject to unanimity of acceptance. In the final reference to the Conference, in full session, of the question of recommending the adoption of such a prohibition, the Delegation of Great Britain voted " No, " as did that of the United States.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/lawofwar/hague99/hag99-06.htm

The Avalon Collection
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/lawofwar/hague99/haguemen.htm