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Duelling and Militarism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Extract

It is not the object of this paper to suggest that there is any historical foundation for the association of a social or even a national practice of duelling with the more recent political manifestation, which is usually defined according to our individual political beliefs; far less is it my intention to express any opinion of my own on the advantages or evils of a resort to arms as a means of settling the differences that arise between individuals or nations.

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Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1917

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