A proverb meaning 'might makes right' or that history is written by the victors; literally 'if you win, you are the government army.'
歴史は勝てば官軍という見方はよく引用されるが、批判も多い。
The view that history is written by the victors ('might makes right') is often cited but also widely criticized.
彼は無理な手段を正当化して『勝てば官軍だ』と言った。
He justified extreme measures by saying, 'If you win, you're the government army.'
戦後の評価は勝てば官軍という考え方だけで決められるべきではない。
Postwar judgments should not be decided solely by the idea that history favors the victors.