Telford Taylor Quotes

Telford Taylor was an American lawyer best known for his role as Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, his opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s, and his outspoken criticism of U.S. actions during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. Wikipedia

✵ 24. February 1908 – 23. May 1998

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Telford Taylor Quotes

“To punish the foe — especially the vanquished foe — for conduct in which the enforcing nation has engaged, would be so grossly inequitable as to discredit the laws themselves.”

Telford Taylor

Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy

Law

“The laws of war do not apply only to the suspected criminals of vanquished nations. There is no moral or legal basis for immunizing victorious nations from scrutiny. The laws of war are not a one-way street.”

Telford Taylor

The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials: A Personal Memoir

War , Law , Way , Victory

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