We are the masters at the moment, and not only at the moment, but for a very long time to come.
Hartley William Shawcross Quotes
There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.
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| Birth: | 4th February, 1902 |
| Death: | 10th July, 2003 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Barrister, Politician |
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Hartley William Shawcross was born in Germany. He was a British barrister and politician and the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. He attended Dulwich College, the London School of Economics and the University of Geneva and sat for the Bar at Gray's Inn, where he won first-class honours. He joined the Labour Party at a young age and served as Member of Parliament for St Helens, Lancashire from 1945 to 1958, holding the position of Attorney-General from 1945-51.
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