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It is bound to stand aside, and make no claim to protect from the recognised consequences of their acts such of its subjects as are engaged in carriage of contraband.
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Thomas Erskine Holland
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Holland emphasizes that a neutral government must not protect its subjects engaged in contraband activities.
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Only compare the horrors of the Thirty Years' War with the struggles of modern times.
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