"Dollfuss [Austrian chancellor circa 1934] thought that Austro-fascism [...] could exist independently of the Nazi regime to the north. In making that mistake, he was supported by the Catholic hierarchy and big business, who were so disoriented by their terror of Social Democracy and its egalitarian message that they believed the Nazis to be the lesser evil, one that could be controlled."

(from I Seek a Kind Person, Julian Borger)