“It is justified to consider the Nürnberg trials a farce. Guilt was decided in advance, and the justifications for the sentences were absurd. For an example Alber Speer (an architect) got a long sentence since he knew about the holocaust but didn't try to prevent it. As if a person living in a dictatorship should fight against the dictatorship even if it costs his life.”

— Jussi Halla-aho

Jussi Halla-aho (2010), on Hommaforum http://hommaforum.org/index.php/topic,38214.0.html, November 16, 2010.
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