Men of nations readily disunited and opposed--Germans and French, English and Russians, Spaniards and Dutchmen, Italians and Austrians--are, as a rule, all of one mind as to the principles of international law.
Holland remarks on the surprising unity among nations regarding principles of international law despite historical conflicts.
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