Quotes From "The Rape Of Nanking" By Iris Chang

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Looking back upon millennia of history, it appears clear that no race or culture has monopoly on wartime cruelty. The veneer of civilization seems to be exceedingly thin — one that can be easily stripped away, especially by the stresses of war. Iris Chang
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Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances. Iris Chang