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Men who took part...
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in the enactment of laws and decrees...
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the purpose of which
was the extermination of human beings.
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Men who, in executive positions...
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actively participated
in the enforcement of these laws...
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illegal even under German law.
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The principle...
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of criminal law in every civilized society...
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has this in common:
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Any person who sways another
to commit murder...
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any person who furnishes...
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the lethal weapon
for the purpose of the crime...
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any person
who is an accessory to the crime...
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is guilty.
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Herr Rolfe...
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further asserts that the defendant Janning...
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was an extraordinary jurist...
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and acted in what he thought
was the best interest of his country.
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There is truth in this also.
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Janning, to be sure...
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is a tragic figure.
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We believe he loathed the evil he did.
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But compassion
for the present torture of his soul...
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must not beget forgetfulness...
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of the torture and the death of millions
by the government of which he was a part.
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Janning's record and his fate...
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illuminate the most shattering truth
that has emerged from this trial.
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If he and all of the other defendants
had been degraded perverts...
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if all of the leaders of the Third Reich...
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had been sadistic monsters and maniacs...