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Called to answer charges
for crimes against humanity, the Nazis appealed to the positive law, alluding to their famous phrase,
"We were just following orders." In other words, "We were obeying the law," which, no matter how brutal,
was still the law
for crimes against humanity, the Nazis appealed to the positive law, alluding to their famous phrase,
"We were just following orders." In other words, "We were obeying the law," which, no matter how brutal,
was still the law
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Called to answer charges
for crimes against humanity,
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the Nazis appealed to the positive law,
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alluding to their famous phrase,
"We were just following orders."
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In other words, "We were obeying the law,"
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which, no matter how brutal,
was still the law.
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An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the Italian coast and declares it a nation, drawing the world's attention. Values are tested when the Italian Government declares him an enemy, but to change the world risks must be...