You know, there's one thing about Americans. We're not cut out to be occupiers. We're new...
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Col. Tad Lawson: You know, there's one thing about Americans. We're not cut out to be occupiers. We're new at it. We're not very good at it. We - we - we come over here, and what do we see? We see this beautiful country. It is beautiful. It's very beautiful. We see the culture that goes back for hundreds of years. We see its 'gemutlich' charm and the charm of people like Mrs. Bertholt. We've got a built-in inferiority complex. We forgive and forget easy. We give the other guy the benefit of the doubt. That's the American way.
[chuckles]
Col. Tad Lawson: We beat the greatest war machine since Alexander the Great. And now the boy scouts take over.
Judge Curtiss Ives: The trouble with you, Colonel, is you'd like to indict the whole country. That might be emotionally satisfying to you, but it wouldn't be exactly practical, and hardly fair.
Col. Tad Lawson: Hardly fair?
[chuckles]
Col. Tad Lawson: We beat the greatest war machine since Alexander the Great. And now the boy scouts take over.
Judge Curtiss Ives: The trouble with you, Colonel, is you'd like to indict the whole country. That might be emotionally satisfying to you, but it wouldn't be exactly practical, and hardly fair.
Col. Tad Lawson: Hardly fair?
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You know
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You know there's one thing about Americans
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We're not cut out to be occupiers
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We're new at it and we're not very good at it
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We come over here and what do we see
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We see this beautiful country
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It is beautiful It's very beautiful
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We see the culture that goes back for hundreds of years
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We see its gem tlich charm
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and the charm of people like uh Mrs Bertholt
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We got a built in inferiority complex
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We forgive and forget easy
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We give the other guy the benefit of the doubt that's the American way
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We beat the greatest war machine since Alexander the Great
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and now the boy scouts take over
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The trouble with you Colonel is you'd like to indict the whole country
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That might be emotionally satisfying to you
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but it wouldn't be exactly practical and hardly fair
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Hardly fair
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Movie Summary
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.
