• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    4 months ago

    “I was not bound by the laws of war to give notice of the shelling of Atlanta, a “fortified town, with magazines, arsenals, founderies, and public stores;” you were bound to take notice. See the books.”

    Best “It’s legal, actually” comeback in… well, actually, there were a lot of good ones during the Civil War. But that one’s pretty up there.