Success can come only from the religious moral education of individuals and from the feeling of honour and sense of justice of commanders who enforce the law and conform to it so far as the exceptional circumstances of war permit.
Holland emphasizes the importance of moral education and a sense of justice among military leaders for lawful conduct in war.
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