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When you look at the startling ruins of Nuremberg, you are looking at a result of the war. When you look at the prisoners on view in the courthouse, you are looking at 22 of the causes.
Janet Flanner
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Janet Flanner
Age: 86 †
Born: 1892
Born: March 13
Died: 1978
Died: November 7
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