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That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of… — Robert H. Jackson

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That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.

Robert H. Jackson
1945
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Opening statement for the prosecution at Nuremberg.

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1945
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Robert H. Jackson
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Jackson, Robert H. "Opening Statement before the International Military Tribunal." 21 Nov. 1945, International Military Tribunal, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany.

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