If Pyrot is innocent he has behaved like a good soldier and has always conscientiously worked at his trade, which principally consists in shooting the people.

That is not a motive to make the people brave all dangers in his defence.

When it is demonstrated to me that Pyrot is guilty and that he stole the army hay, I shall be on his side." Comrade Larrivee afterwards spoke.
"I am not of my friend, Phoenix's opinion but I am not with my friend Sapor either.

I do not believe that the party is bound to embrace a cause as soon as we are told that that cause is just.

That, I am afraid, is a grievous abuse of words and a dangerous equivocation.