bs2> “Imagine a would-be dictator setting out to persuade a sovereign people to vote away their rights.” That idea seemed preposterous to her.. “I will get into power legally,” he said. “I will abolish this parliament and the Weimar constitution.. I will found an authority-state, from the lowest cell to the highest instance; everywhere there will be responsibility and authority above, discipline and obedience below.”
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American Journalist Dorothy Thompson Underestimates Hitler
Adolf Hitler had shown little interest in talking to foreign reporters, but in late 1931, when he was widely seen as Germany's next leader, he finally agreed to meet with Dorothy Thompson, a savvy American reporter with a keen eye and a crisp style.