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It is perhaps reasonable that, in settling these terms, preponderant weight should have been given to the requirements of belligerents, engaged possibly in a life-and-death struggle.
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Thomas Erskine Holland
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Holland argues that the needs of belligerents should be prioritized when negotiating terms of peace.
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