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... night in August I had a hard time freeing the approaches of the gate I was guard- ing . There were only women , but there were thou- sands of them and neither prayer nor argument could persuade them to make up their minds to go home ...
... night in August I had a hard time freeing the approaches of the gate I was guard- ing . There were only women , but there were thou- sands of them and neither prayer nor argument could persuade them to make up their minds to go home ...
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... night , about eleven o'clock , a heavy sound was heard coming from the direction of the city . Some urchins shouted : " It's the soldiers . It's the soldiers . " An entire Algerian division was , as a matter of fact , detraining and ...
... night , about eleven o'clock , a heavy sound was heard coming from the direction of the city . Some urchins shouted : " It's the soldiers . It's the soldiers . " An entire Algerian division was , as a matter of fact , detraining and ...
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... Senlis , for that charming city of Louvain , razed to the ground in one night as completely as if the scourge of God had passed through it ; for Andenne , assassinated in cold blood with not one of its houses being 37 WHY FRANCE IS ...
... Senlis , for that charming city of Louvain , razed to the ground in one night as completely as if the scourge of God had passed through it ; for Andenne , assassinated in cold blood with not one of its houses being 37 WHY FRANCE IS ...
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... nights , in the pass- ing of which some battalions marched forty - two kilometers and did not sleep for more than two hours at a time . The mobility of the fighting units was such that the commissary department was absolutely unable to ...
... nights , in the pass- ing of which some battalions marched forty - two kilometers and did not sleep for more than two hours at a time . The mobility of the fighting units was such that the commissary department was absolutely unable to ...
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... night that had fallen upon him . He encountered something lying on the ground - a something that was a man just as bad- ly wounded . The blind man besought him for help . " How can I help you , " said the wounded man , " a shell has ...
... night that had fallen upon him . He encountered something lying on the ground - a something that was a man just as bad- ly wounded . The blind man besought him for help . " How can I help you , " said the wounded man , " a shell has ...
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Page 149 - All French territory should be freed and the invaded portions restored, and the wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace-Lorraine, which has unsettled the peace of the world for nearly fifty years, should be righted, in order that peace may once more be made secure in the interest of all.
Page 146 - No peace can last, or ought to last, which does not recognize and accept the principle that governments derive all their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that no right anywhere exists to hand peoples about from sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were property.
Page 172 - The property of municipalities, that of institutions dedicated to religion, charity and education, the arts and sciences, even when State property, shall be treated as private property. All seizure of, destruction or wilful damage done to institutions of this character, historic monuments, works of art and science, is forbidden, and should be made the subject of legal proceedings.
Page 168 - To destroy or seize the enemy's property, unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war...
Page 168 - A belligerent is likewise forbidden to compel the nationals of the hostile party to take part in the operations of war directed against their own country, even if they were in the belligerent's service before the commencement of the war.
Page 168 - To make improper use of a flag of truce, of the national flag or of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy, as well as of the distinctive badges of the Geneva Convention.
Page 168 - In sieges and bombardments all necessary steps must be taken to spare, as far as possible, buildings dedicated to religion, art, science, or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals, and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not being used at the time for military purposes.
Page 158 - It must be a league of honor, a partnership of opinion. Intrigue would eat its vitals away ; the plottings of inner circles who could plan what they- would and render account to no one would be a corruption seated at its very heart. Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.
Page 158 - A steadfast concert for peace can never be maintained except by a partnership of democratic nations. No autocratic Government could be trusted to keep faith within it or observe its covenants. It must be a league of honor, a partnership of opinion.
Page 170 - No general penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, shall be inflicted upon the population on account of the acts of individuals for which they cannot be regarded as jointly and severally responsible.