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"Now I will tell you something very profound, which I have learned after many years. War makes murderers out of otherwise decent people. All wars, and all decent people."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-the-last-nuremberg-prosecutor-alive-wants-the-world-to-know/
Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)Thank you for posting this. What a fascinating person. Well worth the read!
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)be at war. Humans will ALWAYS be murders and there is nothing decent about that.
HAB911
(8,904 posts)sorry chimps, but it's true
WARNING: VIOLENCE
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)ultimately serves none of us well. I appreciate you posting this. Maybe we should ALL go take a long look in the mirror.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,005 posts)[font size = "+1"]You share 99.8% of your DNA with the person next to you and the person on the opposite side of the world.[/font]
96% Chimps
91% Abyssinian Cat
85% Mouse (protein coding genes)
80% Cow
60% Chicken
Source: National Human Genome Research Institute
http://www.businessinsider.com/comparing-genetic-similarity-between-humans-and-other-things-2016-5
El Mimbreno
(777 posts)To bad that in some people, the human overpowers the cat part.
Paladin
(28,264 posts)What an admirable, accomplished gentleman.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)and still sharp as a tack.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)War is what you do after you missed all your chances to do the right thing.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)something the other country has - like OIL.
onlyadream
(2,166 posts)I'm surprised that it was his initiative to go after the top lieutenants and prosecute. Without him, it probably wouldn't have happened.
I also love his point on how war is taking decent people and having them murder other decent people. Logically, it makes no sense.
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)I read the entire interview.. thank you for posting. I love how he focuses on the progress that's been made since Nuremberg, and this last line of the interview:
You sure are, sir. Thank you for your service!