FFranklin
I didn't invent the right of sovereigns, Mr. Cutter. I simply defined it.
The right to do what they want with unlawful combatants.
FFranklin
Yes.
Unlawful combatants like the American militia after King George declared them rebels?
FFranklin
Yes, like that.
So, you would defend the brutal treatment of American prisoners by the British during the Revolutionary War?
FFranklin
From a legal standpoint, yes.
Mr. Franklin, what is it about this country that you don't get?
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