Sad experience teaches us that in every war there are numerous violations of law which must unavoidably remain unpunished, but this will not cause the jurist to abandon the authoritative principle which has been violated.
Holland acknowledges that violations of law in war often go unpunished but maintains the importance of legal principles.
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Great Britain, for one, has no desire for an acre of new territory on the American continent.
Objections might, of course, be made to them as unlikely to produce their hoped-for effect, or as repugnant to our feelings of humanity or honour.
No, you must attack all the resources of the enemy's Government: its finances, its railways, its stores, and even its prestige.
I am of opinion that in war, where everything must be individual, the only articles which will prove efficacious are those which are addressed specifically to commanders.
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