let me begin without further adue by explaining and that I was born in a
explaining and that I was born in a
explaining and that I was born in a little village in Transylvania nobody
little village in Transylvania nobody
little village in Transylvania nobody knows about that a collective herd of
knows about that a collective herd of
knows about that a collective herd of Dracula but it was a little village the
Dracula but it was a little village the
Dracula but it was a little village the house had no water no lights and didn’t
house had no water no lights and didn’t
house had no water no lights and didn’t even have television and the family a
even have television and the family a
even have television and the family a consisting of my mother father and a
consisting of my mother father and a
consisting of my mother father and a sister myself had been subjected to
sister myself had been subjected to
sister myself had been subjected to persecution and poverty and the only
persecution and poverty and the only
persecution and poverty and the only thing we could do would be to get out of
thing we could do would be to get out of
thing we could do would be to get out of there as soon as possible the nations
there as soon as possible the nations
there as soon as possible the nations were changing nationalities my sister
were changing nationalities my sister
were changing nationalities my sister was born in Hungary I was born in the
was born in Hungary I was born in the
was born in Hungary I was born in the same bed they called it Romania so there
same bed they called it Romania so there
same bed they called it Romania so there was turmoil following the first world
was turmoil following the first world
was turmoil following the first world war we landed
war we landed
war we landed my taking a small ship across the
my taking a small ship across the
my taking a small ship across the Atlantic Ocean in December
traveled the
traveled the class because there was no fourth class
class because there was no fourth class
class because there was no fourth class the voyage itself was very perilous my
the voyage itself was very perilous my
the voyage itself was very perilous my grandmother who followed shortly after
grandmother who followed shortly after
grandmother who followed shortly after us died of pneumonia on the ship when we
us died of pneumonia on the ship when we
us died of pneumonia on the ship when we landed in New York we were lucky to find
landed in New York we were lucky to find
landed in New York we were lucky to find someone who offered a shelter if my
someone who offered a shelter if my
someone who offered a shelter if my father would become a janitor or an
father would become a janitor or an
father would become a janitor or an apartment house a tenement house we
apartment house a tenement house we
apartment house a tenement house we would be allowed to sleep and live in
would be allowed to sleep and live in
would be allowed to sleep and live in the cellar
the cellar
the cellar and that’s where my life in America
and that’s where my life in America
and that’s where my life in America began my memory begins ah in a dank
began my memory begins ah in a dank
began my memory begins ah in a dank cellar in a place called Hell’s Kitchen
cellar in a place called Hell’s Kitchen
cellar in a place called Hell’s Kitchen in New York which was a high-density
in New York which was a high-density
in New York which was a high-density crime area I won’t bore you with the
crime area I won’t bore you with the
crime area I won’t bore you with the details we lived in poverty I lived in
details we lived in poverty I lived in
details we lived in poverty I lived in poverty most of my life but uh I had the
poverty most of my life but uh I had the
poverty most of my life but uh I had the courage to go to a good school I applied
courage to go to a good school I applied
courage to go to a good school I applied for admission to the Harvard Law School
for admission to the Harvard Law School
for admission to the Harvard Law School and was accepted and given a scholarship
and was accepted and given a scholarship
and was accepted and given a scholarship for my exam on criminal law ah I was
for my exam on criminal law ah I was
for my exam on criminal law ah I was still in law school when the Japanese
still in law school when the Japanese
still in law school when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred
attack on Pearl Harbor occurred
attack on Pearl Harbor occurred everybody I knew went down to enlist it
everybody I knew went down to enlist it
everybody I knew went down to enlist it took me a while because I was very short
took me a while because I was very short
took me a while because I was very short less about five feet ball and eventually
less about five feet ball and eventually
less about five feet ball and eventually I did enlist in the army as a private in
I did enlist in the army as a private in
I did enlist in the army as a private in the artillery I was sent to Europe in
the artillery I was sent to Europe in
the artillery I was sent to Europe in that capacity be joining the landing at
that capacity be joining the landing at
that capacity be joining the landing at Normandy
Normandy
Normandy well the invasion of France I remember
well the invasion of France I remember
well the invasion of France I remember very well since this is a British port
very well since this is a British port
very well since this is a British port cast the British sailors were
cast the British sailors were
cast the British sailors were the
the
the charge of the landing craft and as I
charge of the landing craft and as I
charge of the landing craft and as I jumped out into the water for most of
jumped out into the water for most of
jumped out into the water for most of the soldiers the water went up to their
the soldiers the water went up to their
the soldiers the water went up to their ankles for me it went up to my knee and
ankles for me it went up to my knee and
ankles for me it went up to my knee and the British sailor
the British sailor
the British sailor slapped me on the back and he said ah
slapped me on the back and he said ah
slapped me on the back and he said ah that’s the way to Berlin young good luck
that’s the way to Berlin young good luck
that’s the way to Berlin young good luck and that was my return to Europe I won’t
and that was my return to Europe I won’t
and that was my return to Europe I won’t go into the details of war itself that’s
go into the details of war itself that’s
go into the details of war itself that’s been adequately described elsewhere I
been adequately described elsewhere I
been adequately described elsewhere I can only tell you the conclusion or is
can only tell you the conclusion or is
can only tell you the conclusion or is hell uh-huh and I went through it not
hell uh-huh and I went through it not
hell uh-huh and I went through it not merely the landing on Normandy Beach
merely the landing on Normandy Beach
merely the landing on Normandy Beach well by that time there were dead
well by that time there were dead
well by that time there were dead soldiers American soldiers in uniform
soldiers American soldiers in uniform
soldiers American soldiers in uniform floating facedown in the water tanks
floating facedown in the water tanks
floating facedown in the water tanks mired in the sand
mired in the sand
mired in the sand the Germans waiting of short distance
the Germans waiting of short distance
the Germans waiting of short distance away the counter-attack I crossed the
away the counter-attack I crossed the
away the counter-attack I crossed the Rhine and the pan onto an bridge in the
Rhine and the pan onto an bridge in the
Rhine and the pan onto an bridge in the Jeep I participated in every major
Jeep I participated in every major
Jeep I participated in every major battle till the final Battle of the
battle till the final Battle of the
battle till the final Battle of the Bulge and the most interesting thing for
Bulge and the most interesting thing for
Bulge and the most interesting thing for my entire war experience was the horrors
my entire war experience was the horrors
my entire war experience was the horrors that I personally witnessed on
that I personally witnessed on
that I personally witnessed on assignment from General Patton’s
assignment from General Patton’s
assignment from General Patton’s headquarters to go into the
headquarters to go into the
headquarters to go into the concentration camps as they were being
concentration camps as they were being
concentration camps as they were being liberated and collect evidence of the
liberated and collect evidence of the
liberated and collect evidence of the crimes so that the offenders and
crimes so that the offenders and
crimes so that the offenders and perpetrators could be held to account in
perpetrators could be held to account in
perpetrators could be held to account in a court of law which was intended at
a court of law which was intended at
a court of law which was intended at that time and I need not describe in
that time and I need not describe in
that time and I need not describe in detail the concentration camps I have
detail the concentration camps I have
detail the concentration camps I have difficulty in doing so bodies lying on
difficulty in doing so bodies lying on
difficulty in doing so bodies lying on the ground you couldn’t tell if they
the ground you couldn’t tell if they
the ground you couldn’t tell if they were dead or alive his eyes reading for
were dead or alive his eyes reading for
were dead or alive his eyes reading for help stacks of what had been humans
help stacks of what had been humans
help stacks of what had been humans piled up looking like stacks of bones
piled up looking like stacks of bones
piled up looking like stacks of bones before the crematoria waiting to be
before the crematoria waiting to be
before the crematoria waiting to be burned every possible disease typhus
burned every possible disease typhus
burned every possible disease typhus rats lice dysentery the idea was to get
rats lice dysentery the idea was to get
rats lice dysentery the idea was to get in get the evidence and get out as fast
in get the evidence and get out as fast
in get the evidence and get out as fast as you can and move on to the next camp
as you can and move on to the next camp
as you can and move on to the next camp and that’s what I did moving from Camp
and that’s what I did moving from Camp
and that’s what I did moving from Camp to camp
to camp
to camp from born wild which was the first camp
from born wild which was the first camp
from born wild which was the first camp to mutt housing to flossenbürg to a
to mutt housing to flossenbürg to a
to mutt housing to flossenbürg to a host of camps with the circumstances
host of camps with the circumstances
host of camps with the circumstances were all rather the same power is the
were all rather the same power is the
were all rather the same power is the only word to describe it
only word to describe it
only word to describe it human beings were turned into animals
human beings were turned into animals
human beings were turned into animals behaving like rats
behaving like rats
behaving like rats climbing into a pile of rubble and
climbing into a pile of rubble and
climbing into a pile of rubble and garbage trying to find some morsel of
garbage trying to find some morsel of
garbage trying to find some morsel of bread of food that would help diminish
bread of food that would help diminish
bread of food that would help diminish some of their starvation so that all of
some of their starvation so that all of
some of their starvation so that all of us I saw a very close hand and of course
us I saw a very close hand and of course
us I saw a very close hand and of course it had and in there made an indelible
it had and in there made an indelible
it had and in there made an indelible impression on me
impression on me
impression on me when the war was over all I wanted to do
when the war was over all I wanted to do
when the war was over all I wanted to do was to go home and resume a normal life
was to go home and resume a normal life
was to go home and resume a normal life I never wanted to go back to Germany
I never wanted to go back to Germany
I never wanted to go back to Germany I came back to the states with about 10
I came back to the states with about 10
I came back to the states with about 10 million soldiers looking for a job I had
million soldiers looking for a job I had
million soldiers looking for a job I had been admitted to the bar before I enter
been admitted to the bar before I enter
been admitted to the bar before I enter the army um one day I got a telegram
the army um one day I got a telegram
the army um one day I got a telegram from the Pentagon dear sir
from the Pentagon dear sir
from the Pentagon dear sir they had never called me sir before oh I
they had never called me sir before oh I
they had never called me sir before oh I went they wanted to talk to me about a
went they wanted to talk to me about a
went they wanted to talk to me about a job um they wanted to send me back to
job um they wanted to send me back to
job um they wanted to send me back to Germany to help with the military
Germany to help with the military
Germany to help with the military commissions which I had worked on in my
commissions which I had worked on in my
commissions which I had worked on in my days as a soldier as at that time a
days as a soldier as at that time a
days as a soldier as at that time a corporal or a sergeant of infantry they
corporal or a sergeant of infantry they
corporal or a sergeant of infantry they wanted me to go back to help them set up
wanted me to go back to help them set up
wanted me to go back to help them set up these military commission trials which
these military commission trials which
these military commission trials which would take place in Munich and these
would take place in Munich and these
would take place in Munich and these have been all but forgotten while we
have been all but forgotten while we
have been all but forgotten while we were discussing that possibility and I
were discussing that possibility and I
were discussing that possibility and I was refusing to go back into military
was refusing to go back into military
was refusing to go back into military service unless we declared war on
service unless we declared war on
service unless we declared war on Germany again and were losing the
Germany again and were losing the
Germany again and were losing the military and I didn’t quite see eye to
military and I didn’t quite see eye to
military and I didn’t quite see eye to eye I’m mainly the point not to obey any
eye I’m mainly the point not to obey any
eye I’m mainly the point not to obey any order that I knew was illegal was stupid
order that I knew was illegal was stupid
order that I knew was illegal was stupid and so very often I was in hot water
and so very often I was in hot water
and so very often I was in hot water with the over the army bureaucracy any
with the over the army bureaucracy any
with the over the army bureaucracy any case I was higher than my a man who has
case I was higher than my a man who has
case I was higher than my a man who has been general Telford Taylor later we
been general Telford Taylor later we
been general Telford Taylor later we became law partners in New York he was
became law partners in New York he was
became law partners in New York he was in charge pointed by President Truman to
in charge pointed by President Truman to
in charge pointed by President Truman to conduct 12 additional trials in
conduct 12 additional trials in
conduct 12 additional trials in Nuremberg and the purpose of those
Nuremberg and the purpose of those
Nuremberg and the purpose of those trials was to paint a broader picture of
trials was to paint a broader picture of
trials was to paint a broader picture of German life and it was not just a
German life and it was not just a
German life and it was not just a snapshot of Hermann Goering and Goebbels
snapshot of Hermann Goering and Goebbels
snapshot of Hermann Goering and Goebbels and other people in the first
and other people in the first
and other people in the first International Military Tribunal trial in
International Military Tribunal trial in
International Military Tribunal trial in Nuremberg but to see how it was possible
Nuremberg but to see how it was possible
Nuremberg but to see how it was possible for a country like Germany a civilized
for a country like Germany a civilized
for a country like Germany a civilized country to not only engage in these
country to not only engage in these
country to not only engage in these atrocities but do cheer them and
atrocities but do cheer them and
atrocities but do cheer them and encourage them how is it possible so we
encourage them how is it possible so we
encourage them how is it possible so we wanted to have a trial of the doctors
wanted to have a trial of the doctors
wanted to have a trial of the doctors who perform medical experiments the
who perform medical experiments the
who perform medical experiments the lawyers and judges who perverted them
lawyers and judges who perverted them
lawyers and judges who perverted them raw that was the subject of film
raw that was the subject of film
raw that was the subject of film judgment at Nuremberg
judgment at Nuremberg
judgment at Nuremberg the generals the members of the SS the
the generals the members of the SS the
the generals the members of the SS the stormtroopers who are doing the actual
stormtroopers who are doing the actual
stormtroopers who are doing the actual murdering the army themselves the
murdering the army themselves the
murdering the army themselves the diplomats themselves the tan the
diplomats themselves the tan the
diplomats themselves the tan the industrialists who built the
industrialists who built the
industrialists who built the concentration camps they provided the
concentration camps they provided the
concentration camps they provided the funds for them in order to have free
funds for them in order to have free
funds for them in order to have free labor and the people working there would
labor and the people working there would
labor and the people working there would be literally worked to death and so I
be literally worked to death and so I
be literally worked to death and so I went back to Germany and general Taylor
went back to Germany and general Taylor
went back to Germany and general Taylor who was in charge of the 12th Roz
who was in charge of the 12th Roz
who was in charge of the 12th Roz said look Ben you know all about Germany
said look Ben you know all about Germany
said look Ben you know all about Germany about the concentration camps you were
about the concentration camps you were
about the concentration camps you were collecting evidence of that we have
collecting evidence of that we have
collecting evidence of that we have suspects but we need the evidence to
suspects but we need the evidence to
suspects but we need the evidence to convict them if we have only a suspect
convict them if we have only a suspect
convict them if we have only a suspect and no evidence you have no case if you
and no evidence you have no case if you
and no evidence you have no case if you have the evidence but no suspect in
have the evidence but no suspect in
have the evidence but no suspect in custody we have no case so my job was to
custody we have no case so my job was to
custody we have no case so my job was to find enough convicting evidence who hold
find enough convicting evidence who hold
find enough convicting evidence who hold the people with heads as suspects in
the people with heads as suspects in
the people with heads as suspects in Nuremberg I went to Berlin set up a
Nuremberg I went to Berlin set up a
Nuremberg I went to Berlin set up a staff of about 50 people and there we
staff of about 50 people and there we
staff of about 50 people and there we combed through the ruins of the various
combed through the ruins of the various
combed through the ruins of the various German officers the SS the Foreign
German officers the SS the Foreign
German officers the SS the Foreign Ministry’s etc and we found a batch of
Ministry’s etc and we found a batch of
Ministry’s etc and we found a batch of reports from the Eastern Front top
reports from the Eastern Front top
reports from the Eastern Front top secret of course in all in German are
secret of course in all in German are
secret of course in all in German are sent to Berlin where they were
sent to Berlin where they were
sent to Berlin where they were consolidated and these were reports of a
consolidated and these were reports of a
consolidated and these were reports of a very nondescript or outfit called
very nondescript or outfit called
very nondescript or outfit called Einsatzgruppen ein such in Germany means
Einsatzgruppen ein such in Germany means
Einsatzgruppen ein such in Germany means action group only means groups and it
action group only means groups and it
action group only means groups and it was deliberately
was deliberately
was deliberately nondescript because they didn’t want
nondescript because they didn’t want
nondescript because they didn’t want anyone to know what their assignment was
anyone to know what their assignment was
anyone to know what their assignment was their assignment very simple was to go
their assignment very simple was to go
their assignment very simple was to go in behind the German lines and kill they
in behind the German lines and kill they
in behind the German lines and kill they never used the word kill they said
never used the word kill they said
never used the word kill they said eliminate or something like that
eliminate or something like that
eliminate or something like that every single Jewish man woman and child
every single Jewish man woman and child
every single Jewish man woman and child they could lay their hands on do the
they could lay their hands on do the
they could lay their hands on do the same thing for the gypsies do the same
same thing for the gypsies do the same
same thing for the gypsies do the same thing or anybody else who might be
thing or anybody else who might be
thing or anybody else who might be perceived as a threat or future chat
perceived as a threat or future chat
perceived as a threat or future chat threat to Germany
to Berlin I had these documents I flew
to Berlin I had these documents I flew with him with a sampling down to
with him with a sampling down to
with him with a sampling down to Nuremberg and I said to general Taylor
Nuremberg and I said to general Taylor
Nuremberg and I said to general Taylor we have to put on a new trial he said we
we have to put on a new trial he said we
we have to put on a new trial he said we can’t um what cases the whole been
can’t um what cases the whole been
can’t um what cases the whole been assigned all the lawyers have been
assigned all the lawyers have been
assigned all the lawyers have been assigned the Pentagon is not keen on
assigned the Pentagon is not keen on
assigned the Pentagon is not keen on these trials to begin with I’ll never
these trials to begin with I’ll never
these trials to begin with I’ll never get approval for it and I was outraged
get approval for it and I was outraged
get approval for it and I was outraged and said we cannot let these mass
and said we cannot let these mass
and said we cannot let these mass murderers go free I have in my hand mass
murderers go free I have in my hand mass
murderers go free I have in my hand mass murder on a scale never before seen in
murder on a scale never before seen in
murder on a scale never before seen in human history and we can’t let just walk
human history and we can’t let just walk
human history and we can’t let just walk away from it he said can you do this in
away from it he said can you do this in
away from it he said can you do this in addition to your other work and I said
addition to your other work and I said
addition to your other work and I said sure okay said then you’ll do it and so
sure okay said then you’ll do it and so
sure okay said then you’ll do it and so I was appointed to became the chief
I was appointed to became the chief
I was appointed to became the chief prosecutor of what was known as the
prosecutor of what was known as the
prosecutor of what was known as the Einsatzgruppen case
Einsatzgruppen case
Einsatzgruppen case I accused the 22 defendants of murdering
I accused the 22 defendants of murdering
I accused the 22 defendants of murdering in cold blood over a million people
in cold blood over a million people
in cold blood over a million people including thousands of children shot one
including thousands of children shot one
including thousands of children shot one shot at a time
shot at a time
shot at a time I was then 27 years old it was my first
I was then 27 years old it was my first
I was then 27 years old it was my first case the difficult thing for me was to
case the difficult thing for me was to
case the difficult thing for me was to decide what penalty do I ask for
decide what penalty do I ask for
decide what penalty do I ask for how do you balance in the scale of
how do you balance in the scale of
how do you balance in the scale of justice the calculated murder of a
justice the calculated murder of a
justice the calculated murder of a million people innocent people with the
million people innocent people with the
million people innocent people with the lives of 22 selected defendants out of
lives of 22 selected defendants out of
lives of 22 selected defendants out of 3,000 who every day did these killings
3,000 who every day did these killings
3,000 who every day did these killings for about a two-year period and I
for about a two-year period and I
for about a two-year period and I concluded that to just ask for the death
concluded that to just ask for the death
concluded that to just ask for the death penalty would be totally inadequate to
penalty would be totally inadequate to
penalty would be totally inadequate to match this severity of the crime and
match this severity of the crime and
match this severity of the crime and instead of that I asked the court to
instead of that I asked the court to
instead of that I asked the court to affirm my international criminal law the
affirm my international criminal law the
affirm my international criminal law the right of all human beings to live in
right of all human beings to live in
right of all human beings to live in peace and dignity regardless of their
peace and dignity regardless of their
peace and dignity regardless of their race or creed because these people were
race or creed because these people were
race or creed because these people were murdered simply because they didn’t
murdered simply because they didn’t
murdered simply because they didn’t share the race creed or ideology of
share the race creed or ideology of
share the race creed or ideology of their executioner’s and I thought that
their executioner’s and I thought that
their executioner’s and I thought that was quite horrible and if we could get a
was quite horrible and if we could get a
was quite horrible and if we could get a rule of law I was already a lawyer and I
rule of law I was already a lawyer and I
rule of law I was already a lawyer and I was always interested in law if we could
was always interested in law if we could
was always interested in law if we could get a rule of law which would protect
get a rule of law which would protect
get a rule of law which would protect humankind against such future atrocities
humankind against such future atrocities
humankind against such future atrocities that would be more significant than
that would be more significant than
that would be more significant than anything we did with the selected
anything we did with the selected
anything we did with the selected handful of murderers um the judgment of
handful of murderers um the judgment of
handful of murderers um the judgment of the court found all of the defendants
the court found all of the defendants
the court found all of the defendants guilty 13 of them were sentenced to
guilty 13 of them were sentenced to
guilty 13 of them were sentenced to death and of course reaffirmed my plea
death and of course reaffirmed my plea
death and of course reaffirmed my plea for the entitlement of all human beings
for the entitlement of all human beings
for the entitlement of all human beings to live in peace and dignity regardless
to live in peace and dignity regardless
to live in peace and dignity regardless of their race or creed
of their race or creed
of their race or creed it was my plea or humanity a plea of
it was my plea or humanity a plea of
it was my plea or humanity a plea of humanity to law and that has never left
humanity to law and that has never left
humanity to law and that has never left me I
when the trials were over I recognized
when the trials were over I recognized there was more to this punishing a
there was more to this punishing a
there was more to this punishing a handful of defendants we have to do
handful of defendants we have to do
handful of defendants we have to do something for the victims as well and I
something for the victims as well and I
something for the victims as well and I worked on creating a new precedence in
worked on creating a new precedence in
worked on creating a new precedence in the law it took a lot of bold action and
the law it took a lot of bold action and
the law it took a lot of bold action and bold thinking to say the fact that it
bold thinking to say the fact that it
bold thinking to say the fact that it never existed before is irrelevant if
never existed before is irrelevant if
never existed before is irrelevant if you will do harm to a person illegally
you will do harm to a person illegally
you will do harm to a person illegally you have a duty morally as well as
you have a duty morally as well as
you have a duty morally as well as legally to try to compensate and undo
legally to try to compensate and undo
legally to try to compensate and undo the harm and I set up all the
the harm and I set up all the
the harm and I set up all the restitution programs for all the Nazi
restitution programs for all the Nazi
restitution programs for all the Nazi victims regardless of race or creed to
victims regardless of race or creed to
victims regardless of race or creed to get compensation from Germany West
get compensation from Germany West
get compensation from Germany West Germany that program is continuing to
Germany that program is continuing to
Germany that program is continuing to this day that was another thing but the
this day that was another thing but the
this day that was another thing but the most important thing the most important
most important thing the most important
most important thing the most important by far is to prevent it from happening
by far is to prevent it from happening
by far is to prevent it from happening again
again
again and everybody said then what are you
and everybody said then what are you
and everybody said then what are you trying to do you’re trying to stop a war
trying to do you’re trying to stop a war
trying to do you’re trying to stop a war making and the answer is yes I am trying
making and the answer is yes I am trying
making and the answer is yes I am trying to stop war making because the current
to stop war making because the current
to stop war making because the current system whereby if two heads of state are
system whereby if two heads of state are
system whereby if two heads of state are unable to agree they take young people
unable to agree they take young people
unable to agree they take young people like all of you and send them out to
like all of you and send them out to
like all of you and send them out to kill all the young people they don’t
kill all the young people they don’t
kill all the young people they don’t even know who may have done them no harm
even know who may have done them no harm
even know who may have done them no harm and when they get tired of killing each
and when they get tired of killing each
and when they get tired of killing each other they rest for a while declare
other they rest for a while declare
other they rest for a while declare victory then they start again killing
victory then they start again killing
victory then they start again killing each other that’s the current system
each other that’s the current system
each other that’s the current system it’s playing crazy and the money that
it’s playing crazy and the money that
it’s playing crazy and the money that they need to take care of the students
they need to take care of the students
they need to take care of the students and pay their obligations to take care
and pay their obligations to take care
and pay their obligations to take care of the refugees to take care of the poor
of the refugees to take care of the poor
of the refugees to take care of the poor and the medical requirements of the
and the medical requirements of the
and the medical requirements of the agent it’s wasted on armaments today we
agent it’s wasted on armaments today we
agent it’s wasted on armaments today we can kill everybody from cyberspace
can kill everybody from cyberspace
can kill everybody from cyberspace nuclear weapons are already obsolete
nuclear weapons are already obsolete
nuclear weapons are already obsolete from cyberspace we can cut off the
from cyberspace we can cut off the
from cyberspace we can cut off the electrical grid on planet earth which
electrical grid on planet earth which
electrical grid on planet earth which means if they want to cut off the
means if they want to cut off the
means if they want to cut off the electrical grid Oh for London easy just
electrical grid Oh for London easy just
electrical grid Oh for London easy just shut it off what happens to the people
shut it off what happens to the people
shut it off what happens to the people in London or any other state or country
in London or any other state or country
in London or any other state or country well they’ll be dead in a week or two is
well they’ll be dead in a week or two is
well they’ll be dead in a week or two is the issue so that’s the world in which
the issue so that’s the world in which
the issue so that’s the world in which we live you are in a very dangerous
we live you are in a very dangerous
we live you are in a very dangerous condition today much more so than ever
condition today much more so than ever
condition today much more so than ever before I’m not concerned with my welfare
before I’m not concerned with my welfare
before I’m not concerned with my welfare I am concerned with yours so I want to
I am concerned with yours so I want to
I am concerned with yours so I want to say since my time here is limited
soon this torch will rub for my hands I
soon this torch will rub for my hands I know that someone else will pick it up
know that someone else will pick it up
know that someone else will pick it up ah
ah
ah whoever people that may be and it would
whoever people that may be and it would
whoever people that may be and it would be more than one I hope and no will be
be more than one I hope and no will be
be more than one I hope and no will be run with it as far as you can it’s
run with it as far as you can it’s
run with it as far as you can it’s possible to do the impossible we see it
possible to do the impossible we see it
possible to do the impossible we see it from cyberspace today we see it from the
from cyberspace today we see it from the
from cyberspace today we see it from the emancipation of women we see it from
emancipation of women we see it from
emancipation of women we see it from same-sex marriages this is impossible a
same-sex marriages this is impossible a
same-sex marriages this is impossible a few years ago today it’s a reality but
few years ago today it’s a reality but
few years ago today it’s a reality but we can do the impossible what’s so
we can do the impossible what’s so
we can do the impossible what’s so impossible out stopping war making when
impossible out stopping war making when
impossible out stopping war making when you’re spending all your money on trying
you’re spending all your money on trying
you’re spending all your money on trying to kill more people instead of trying to
to kill more people instead of trying to
to kill more people instead of trying to help them so I think that when these toy
help them so I think that when these toy
help them so I think that when these toy shops from my hand someone will pick it
shops from my hand someone will pick it
shops from my hand someone will pick it up and run with it if they can’t run
up and run with it if they can’t run
up and run with it if they can’t run they’ll walk with it it’ll take a while
they’ll walk with it it’ll take a while
they’ll walk with it it’ll take a while if they can’t walk they’ll crawl with it
if they can’t walk they’ll crawl with it
if they can’t walk they’ll crawl with it but we are milk moving forward we have
but we are milk moving forward we have
but we are milk moving forward we have an International Criminal Court we’re
an International Criminal Court we’re
an International Criminal Court we’re building beginning to create effective
building beginning to create effective
building beginning to create effective laws we have not yet come to the
laws we have not yet come to the
laws we have not yet come to the enforcement problem which is vital but
enforcement problem which is vital but
enforcement problem which is vital but we are working on it and there has been
we are working on it and there has been
we are working on it and there has been an awakening of the human conscience as
an awakening of the human conscience as
an awakening of the human conscience as a result largely of the Nuremberg trials
a result largely of the Nuremberg trials
a result largely of the Nuremberg trials and it’s that what you have to build
and it’s that what you have to build
and it’s that what you have to build upon so I say to all of you do not
upon so I say to all of you do not
upon so I say to all of you do not despair
despair
despair be bold and you’re thinking and you’re
be bold and you’re thinking and you’re
be bold and you’re thinking and you’re actin don’t assume that anything is
actin don’t assume that anything is
actin don’t assume that anything is impossible do what you know is right and
impossible do what you know is right and
impossible do what you know is right and if you do I know you’ll have a happier
if you do I know you’ll have a happier
if you do I know you’ll have a happier life than I have had thank you very much
life than I have had thank you very much
life than I have had thank you very much [Applause]
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