I know that in my public life I fell below the standards th… - Hartley Shawcross

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I know that in my public life I fell below the standards that I had set myself... I have seen what is wrong but not done enough to put it right. I have been more critical than correct. I have had opportunities of great positions in the service of the state, but I have put them aside. I know that I have not devoted myself enough to promoting the good of others.

Hartley Shawcross

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Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross (4 February 1902 – 10 July 2003) was a British barrister and politician, remembered for his role as the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal.

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Alternative Names: Hartley William Shawcross • Sir Hartley William Shawcross • Sir Hartley Shawcross • Baron Shawcross • Lord Shawcross

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