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How accurate is Noam Chomsky's claim that "If the Nuremberg Laws were applied, every postwar president would have been hanged?"

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Did Ancient Germans, and other so-called "barbarian" nations that were aware of the Romans, consider themselves culturally inferior to Rome?

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Was washing the neck a traditional preparation for beheading during the Middle Ages?

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I've seen a number of conspiracy theorists and Neo-Nazis quote these alleged confessions by Winston Churchill that Britain was the aggressor in WWII. Where do they actually originate?

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Did pagans in ancient times ever write stories where the Fates (or whatever their mythology's equivalent was) were given real characterization?

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Is there any pre-Christian precedent for what G. K. Chesterton labelled "the three virtues of grace"?

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How do secular historians generally respond to the Kuzari argument?

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Why do Asian philosophies seem to be more "durable" than European philosophies?

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Are there examples of states in pre-modern history that could be considered totalitarian or proto-totalitarian?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How accurate is Noam Chomsky's claim that "If the Nuremberg Laws were applied, every postwar president would have been hanged?"	328
Did Ancient Germans, and other so-called "barbarian" nations that were aware of the Romans, consider themselves culturally inferior to Rome?	9
Was washing the neck a traditional preparation for beheading during the Middle Ages?	5
I've seen a number of conspiracy theorists and Neo-Nazis quote these alleged confessions by Winston Churchill that Britain was the aggressor in WWII. Where do they actually originate?	4
Did pagans in ancient times ever write stories where the Fates (or whatever their mythology's equivalent was) were given real characterization?	3
Is there any pre-Christian precedent for what G. K. Chesterton labelled "the three virtues of grace"?	3
How do secular historians generally respond to the Kuzari argument?	2
Why do Asian philosophies seem to be more "durable" than European philosophies?	1
Are there examples of states in pre-modern history that could be considered totalitarian or proto-totalitarian?	1