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But my object is not to question the lawfulness of war; I would simply present an image, enabling you to see the existing war in its true character.
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He aims to clarify the nature of the ongoing war by presenting it as a duel, rather than questioning its legality.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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