John Rabe (November 23, 1882 – January 5, 1950) was a German businessman whose Nanking Safety Zone sheltered some 200,000 Chinese from slaughter during the Nanking Massacre.


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John Rabe - the Angel of Nanking

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/in.../15letter.html

And a movie:

John Rabe (2008)

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Yes I had heard of him before. A very honorable man. Just further proof to the point that not all Germans were evil.

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Anyone who clings to the historically untrue--and thoroughly immoral--doctrine that 'violence never solves anything'... Violence, naked force, has settled more disputes in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms." Robert Heinlein