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It has long been settled that non-molestation of civilians by an invader is only possible upon the understanding that they abstain from acts of violence against him.
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Thomas Erskine Holland
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Holland discusses the conditions under which civilians may be protected from invaders.
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Great Britain, for one, has no desire for an acre of new territory on the American continent.
Perpetual peace is a dream, and it is not even a beautiful dream.
It is surely desirable that henceforth Great Britain should know, and that other nations should at least have the means of knowing, for certain, whether she is at war or at peace.
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