We stand for justice, truth, and the value of a single human

Judgement at Nuremberg Spencer Tracy as the US judge in this great scene (to match Lancaster's speech) in which he lays out moral responsibility for the Holocaust. Pay attention, Sudan!!!

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[galymiman]

And in regards to the invasion of Japan, there are numerous documents with evidence that Japanese diplomats were drafting resignation and were near unconditional surrender in Moscow weeks before the Hiroshima bombing. The nation, including the emperor himself were ready to kneel. Rather, it was us, the United States that wanted to present a show of display (atomic power) to the Soviet Union to deter any further Soviet expansion into Europe by officially ending the war.

[saulpaulus]

Untrue. Some were willing to discuss surrender on their terms, not ours. Japan was preparing a suicidal resistance that would have killed millions. Even AFTER Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the militarists tried to prevent the Emperor from giving his surrender message by staging what would have amounted to a palace coup if it had succeeded. The Soviets are only relevant in that the US wanted Japan to surrender before they (the Soviets) could conquer occupy large parts of Japanese territory.

[galymiman]

I agree with you saulpaulus that "those that start them (wars) bear the primary guilt for all that happens." There is no doubt in that. However, to reciprocate the same horrific actions as the Japanese is another issue. As Americans, we must lead by just example, not be lead by evil examples.

[saulpaulus]

It isn't a matter of reciprocation, although a lot of Americans wanted revenge. It is simply a matter that the Japanese militarists had to be shown that surrender was the only option. The worst firebombings the world had seen, some far more deadly than Hiroshima and Nagasaki, had not convinced them.

[kicktotheballs]

Too bad Japan tried to surrender America dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of course Truman wanted to show off to the Russians that he had the atomic bomb.

[saulpaulus]

@kicktotheballs Japan made inquiries with the Russians on terms that would have left the military in power. That was unacceptable. Your comments in another post which has been removed are also unacceptable. I do not mind if others disagree with me, but i will not tolerate crude language or insults.

[ToughXArmy69]

Spencer Tracy's great speech was done in one take. Visitors from other sets and stages came over to Universal to see this great actor at work. At the conclusion there was a standing rousing ovation.

Magnificent.

[saulpaulus]

220,000 died in those events, about the same number as the Japanese killed in China from biological weapons. Overall, the Japanese murdered about 10 million people in WW II--a war that, in the Pacific at least, that they started. Their criminal regime had to be ended & we had to nuke or invade to do that. An invasion would have killed millions. All wars are crimes & those that start them bear the primary guilt for all that happens. In WW II, that would be Germany & Japan.

[galymiman]

"We stand for justice, truth, and the value of a single human....."

What about the 100,000s human lives scorched in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

You can blame, but don't forget your atrocities as well

[angelamwatts]

I did know that this trial is a true story. Is this the actual speech that the judge spoke at the original trial because I have never seen this trial. I saw the most infamous trial when they sentenced Goering and the others but not this trial.