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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - In...

In the supreme struggle of social order against anarchy, we cannot deny to the champions of civilised society the moral latitude which is by common consent accorded to armed men fighting for their country against a foreign foe. (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)

In the supreme struggle of social order against anarchy, we cannot deny to the champions of civilised society the moral latitude which is by common consent accorded to armed men fighting for their country against a foreign foe.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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