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Wilhelm Frick

By the fulfillment of my legal and moral duty I think I have earned punishment just as little as the tens of thousands of dutiful German officials who have now been imprisoned only because they carried out their duties.

Wilhelm Frick

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Wilhelm Frick is arguing that performing one's legal and moral responsibilities should not be grounds for punishment. He compares himself to many German officials who were imprisoned simply for doing what they were assigned to do, implying that such punishment is unjust.

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