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"After this war," said Mr. Justice Ridley, in a passage already quoted, "we must make an end of spies."
"After this war," however, may be too late. I contend we should make an end of spies _now_, and with that end in view I would propose very strong measures -- so strong that, I willingly admit, only very grave national peril would justify it. That peril, I contend, actually exists to-day, _and no steps we can take to minimise it can be regarded as excessive_.