Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Civil War (Volume One), with a forward by Michael Albert (London: The Folio Society, 2014) ("[I]n more ways that one, the Spanish Civil War would be more even than a European civil war: it would e a world war in miniature, For the conflict had broken out at a particularly critical moment not only in diplomacy . . . but in the development of armament. . . . Thus, in a country which until July [1036\ had been technologically backward, the most modern designs in the most important industries were employed to murderous effect. The rebellion of July 1936 thus thrust Spain into the twentieth century with, in the exact sense of the word, a vengeance." Id. at 423.).
Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Civil War (Volume Two), with a forward by Michael Albert (London: The Folio Society, 2014) ("The civil war had moments of glory. But it was essentially a tragedy and interruption in the life of a European people--the one major European people, it might be gloomily remembered, that before 1936 was too poor to have a modern armament industry." Id. at 870. "Garcia Oliver, the anarchist minister of justice , , , made, on 31 January 1937, the most remarkable speech of any law minister at any time: 'Justice [he announced] must be burning hot, justice must be alive, justice cannot be restricted within the bounds of a profession. It is not that we definitely despise books and lawyers. But the fact is that there were [sic] too many lawyers. When relations between men become what they should be, there will be no need to steal and kill. For the first time, let us admit, here in Spain, that the common criminal is not an enemy of society. He is more likely to be a victim of society. Who is there who says he dare not go out and steal if driven to it to feed his children and himself? Do not think I am making a defence of robbery. But man, after all, does not proceed form God, but from the cave, from the beast. Justice, I firmly believe, is so subtle a thing that to interpret it, one has only need of a heart." Id. at 493, cited as being quoted in 'Berryer', Red Justice (London, 1937).).
