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GERMAN ACTIONS CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED1 ON THE PLEA OF REPRISALS2
The Plea of Reprisals
Violations3 of the law of nations and, still more, acts of cruelty committed in war, have almost always escaped punishment properly so called. The victim usually finds himself powerless to exact retribution for them. Only one course is permitted to him: that of reprisals, by which he counters acts of violence with other acts of violence. His aim, therefore, is not vengeance5: the point is to compel the enemy to keep to what is permissible6, through fear of penalties to which he will be exposed if he persists in wrongdoing. Reprisals may frequently involve great violence, but one rule is universally admitted—that they never justify7 acts of cruelty properly so called. Amongst the latter are the massacre8 of women and children, mutilation, cunningly devised torture, etc. Two other principles are likewise admitted as regards reprisals, to wit—
(1) that the severity of reprisals must not be out of proportion to the gravity of the offence.
(2) that in cases where the offence has been committed by individual non-combatants, reprisals must not be inflicted9 on their fellow-citizens,[8] as the aggrieved10 army has its legitimate11 remedy under what is called martial12 law. Now the Germans have violated this rule and these principles.
Reprisals and the Germans
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reprisals
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violations
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| 违反( violation的名词复数 ); 冒犯; 违反(行为、事例); 强奸 | |
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vengeance
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permissible
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justify
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massacre
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| n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀 | |
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| 把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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aggrieved
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| adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词) | |
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legitimate
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| adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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martial
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| adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的 | |
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misuse
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| n.误用,滥用;vt.误用,滥用 | |
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civilian
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| adj.平民的,民用的,民众的 | |
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civilians
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| 平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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condemn
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| vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 | |
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chancellor
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| n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长 | |
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innocence
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| n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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gouged
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pillaging
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slanders
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rumour
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grotesque
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| adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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forestall
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consul
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hatred
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convoys
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| n.(有护航的)船队( convoy的名词复数 );车队;护航(队);护送队 | |
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demonstrations
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| 证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威 | |
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brutes
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| 兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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acting
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barbarians
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civilisation
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evacuated
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| 撤退者的 | |
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pretext
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atrocity
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atrocities
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decided
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annihilated
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| v.(彻底)消灭( annihilate的过去式和过去分词 );使无效;废止;彻底击溃 | |
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radius
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conflagration
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| n.建筑物或森林大火 | |
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monstrous
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| adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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garrison
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| n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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riddled
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| adj.布满的;充斥的;泛滥的v.解谜,出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式) | |
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treasurer
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| n.司库,财务主管 | |
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mere
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sham
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| n./adj.假冒(的),虚伪(的) | |
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flexibility
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alleged
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| a.被指控的,嫌疑的 | |
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superintendent
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| n.监督人,主管,总监;(英国)警务长 | |
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rumours
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| n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 );风闻;谣言;谣传 | |
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devoid
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recurred
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| 再发生,复发( recur的过去式和过去分词 ); 治愈 | |
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inquiry
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| n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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socialist
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conclusive
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| adj.最后的,结论的;确凿的,消除怀疑的 | |
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applied
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internment
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deployed
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| (尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用 | |
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cavalry
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citations
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| adv.一丝不苟地;小心翼翼地,多顾虑地 | |
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condemned
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| adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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waived
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random
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outrages
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gratuitous
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embarking
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| 乘船( embark的现在分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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