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In the mind of all the English soldiers there is absolutely no hate for the Germans, but a kind of brotherly though slightly comtemptuous kindness - as to men who are going through a bad time as well as ourselves.

Ivor Gurney
Kindness, War, Hate
Ivor Gurney, Robert Kelsey Rought Thornton (1991). “Ivor Gurney: collected letters”, Carcanet Pr
In the mind of all the English soldiers there is absolutely no hate for the Germans, but a kind of brotherly though slightly comtemptuous kindness - as to men who are going through a bad time as well as ourselves.