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Thomas Erskine Holland: “It is impossible for the soldier who endures sufferings, hardships, fatigues, who meets danger, to take only 'in…”

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It is impossible for the soldier who endures sufferings, hardships, fatigues, who meets danger, to take only 'in proportion to the resources of the country.' He must take whatever is needful for his existence.
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Thomas Erskine Holland

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Holland emphasizes the necessity of resources for soldiers in wartime.

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