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title: "2 Robert M. Morgenthau Quotes - Famous Military officer"
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# Robert M. Morgenthau

(1919–2019)   Military Officer

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Robert M. Morgenthau was a military officer.

## Quick Facts About Robert M. Morgenthau

Born July 31, 1919

Died July 21, 2019

Profession Military Officer

## About Robert M. Morgenthau

American lawyer, District Attorney for New York County, New York... \| Robert Morris Morgenthau was an American lawyer. From 1975 until his retirement in 2009, he was the District Attorney for New York County, having previously served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York throughout much of the 1960s on the appointment of John F. Kennedy. At r

##  Quotes by Robert M. Morgenthau

> [Prosecutors must reveal the dirty little secret they too often share only among themselves: The death penalty actually hinders the fight against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-morgenthau/prosecutors-must-reveal-the-dirty-little-secret-they-too-often-share/)

[Robert M. Morgenthau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-morgenthau/)

[Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/)

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> [The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-morgenthau/the-death-penalty-exacts-a-terrible-price-in-dollars-lives-and-human/)

[Robert M. Morgenthau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-morgenthau/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/robert-m-morgenthau-98064_death_the-death-penalty-exacts-a-terrible-pric_3154093.jpg)

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