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> [“The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-jackson/the-privilege-of-opening-the-first-trial-in-history-for-crimes/)

[Robert H. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-jackson/)

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