If in our own day a law recognised by the civilised world forbids, in a general way, the soldier to make booty in warfare on land, we have here a great advance in civilisation, and the jurists have had their share in bringing it about.
Holland highlights the significant advancement in civilization represented by laws forbidding soldiers from taking booty in warfare.
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