There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there a…

John Henry Newman
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There is such a thing as legitimate warfare: war has its laws; there are things which may fairly be done, and things which may not be done. ✨ 'Apologia pro Vita Sua' (1864) 'Mr Kingsley's Method of Disputation'
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