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in a nationwide,
government-organized system...
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of cruelty and injustice...
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in violation
of every moral and legal principle...
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known to all civilized nations.
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The tribunal
has carefully studied the record...
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and found therein...
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abundant evidence to support...
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beyond a reasonable doubt...
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the charges against these defendants.
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Herr Rolfe...
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in his very skillful defense...
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has asserted that there are others...
1:19:53
who must share the ultimate responsibility...
1:19:56
for what happened here in Germany.
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There is truth in this.
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The real complaining party at the bar
in this courtroom...
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is civilization.
1:20:09
But the tribunal does say...
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that the men in the dock
are responsible for their actions.
1:20:19
Men who sat in black robes...
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in judgment on other men.
1:20:28
Men who took part...
1:20:32
in the enactment of laws and decrees...
1:20:38
the purpose of which
was the extermination of human beings.
1:20:42
Men who, in executive positions...
1:20:45
actively participated
in the enforcement of these laws...
1:20:50
illegal even under German law.
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The principle...