Whitelaw Reid: “The only nation to be exempt from such a penalty upon success is to be…”

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The only nation to be exempt from such a penalty upon success is to be the nation that was in the wrong!

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Reid asserts that only the wronged nation escapes penalties for its actions, highlighting a moral double standard.

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Whitelaw Reid: “The only nation to be exempt from such a penalty upon success is to be the nation that was in the wrong!”