 Armies the world over destroy enemies' property, when they cannot use it; and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy. Civilized belligerents do all in their power to help themselves or hurt the enemy, except a few things regarded as barbarous...  Abraham Lincoln: A History - Page 378by John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890Full view - About this book
 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 pages
...friends, may be taken when needed? " And is it not needed whenever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies the world over destroy enemies' property, when...non-combatants, male and female. "But the Proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid, it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot be... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1864 - 514 pages
...may be taken when needed ? And is it not needed whenever it helps us and hurl a the enemy ? Annies, the world over, destroy enemies' property when they...exceptions are the massacre of vanquished foes and non-combatante, male and female. But the Proclamation, as law, either is valid or is not valid. If... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - 1864 - 210 pages
...or hurts the enemy ? Armies, the world over, destroy enemies' property whsn they cannot use it; an<3 even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy....non-combatants, male and female. But the proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted,... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 368 pages
...hurts the enemy? Armies, the world over, destroy the enemy's property when 12 they cannot use it, end even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy....power to help themselves or hurt the enemy, except in a few things regarded as barbarous and cruel. Among the exceptions are the massacre of vanquished... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1864 - 462 pages
...is it not needed whenever It helps us and hurts tbe enemy? Armies, the world over, destroy enemies1 property when they cannot use it; and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy. Civilised belligerents do all In their power to help themselves or hurt the enemy, except a few things... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies, the world over, destroy enemies' property when they can not use it; and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy. Civilized belliircr^nts do all in their power to help themselves or hurt the enemy, except a few things regarded... | |
 | Stephen D. Carpenter - 1864 - 360 pages
...ihey cannot use it, end even destroy their ^own co keep it from the enemy . Civilized belligerants do all in their power to help themselves or hurt the enemy, except in a few things regarded as barbarous and cruel. Among the excep:ions are the massacre of vanquished... | |
 | Frank Crosby - 1865 - 506 pages
...it helps us or hurts the enemy .' Armies, the world F/etter to Union Men. •§ Military Opinion*. over, destroy enemies' property when they cannot use...non-combatants, male and female. But the proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no restriction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted,... | |
 | Frank Crosby - 1865 - 498 pages
...whenever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies, the world Letter to Union Men. Military Opinion*. over, destroy enemies' property when they cannot use...non-combatants, male and female. But the proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no restriction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted,... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - 1865 - 322 pages
...whenever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies, the world over, destroy enemies' property whsn they cannot use it ; and even destroy their own to...non-combatants, male and female. But the proclamation, as law, is valid or is not valid. If it is not valid it needs no retraction. If it is valid it cannot be retracted,... | |
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