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If every order, however arbitrary and unjust, is to be obeyed, we are slaves as much as the inhabitants of Turkey.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “If every order, however arbitrary and unjust, is to be obeyed, we are slaves as much as the inhabitants of Turkey.”
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Beveridge warns that obeying unjust orders equates to living in slavery, drawing a parallel to oppressive regimes.
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