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Flat White

Military injustice

28 November 2016

7:21 AM

28 November 2016

7:21 AM

70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Founding Battalions of The Royal Australian RegimentWas it William Shakespeare who wrote, “Put a lawyer into uniform but it cannot a soldier make”?

Perhaps not, but if he didn’t then perhaps he should have.

Shakespeare actually wrote, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”.

A bit extreme, or is it?

Australia has a proud tradition of soldier-lawyers though on the other side of the ledger lies significant dross.

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