There may be members of the Institut who do not give up the hope that some day, thanks to the progress of civilisation, humanity will succeed in substituting an organised international justice for the wars which now-a-days take place between sovereign States.
Holland reflects on the hope for a future where organized international justice replaces warfare between nations.
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