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[Terrance]

What book is this in? 

No quarter was outlawed by the Hague Regulations. 


calbert at tiac.net wrote:
> 
> > I checked the German translation of V. (which isn't the best I admit)
> > and it says "Der heilige Georg und kein Nachtlager" - no place to stay
> > for the night.
> 
> Is that the "Babelfish" translation?
> 
> Quarter can indeed describe such "accomodation" in its literal
> application. The term in question, however, relates to the martial
> principle of "no quarter asked, and none given" - a primitive form of
> motivation which eliminates the possibility of honorable surrender.
> 
> love,
> cfa