My faceless neighbor spoke up:“ Don’t be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve.” I exploded:“ What do you care what he said? Would you want us to consider him a prophet? His cold eyes stared at me. At last he said, wearily:“ I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people. . Elie Wiesel
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In liberal democracy, the majority has the right to rule. This is what happened in Germany in the 1930s. The Nazis were supported by a majority of Germans who thought that they were doing a good thing for Germany and its people in supporting Hitler's Nazi Party. When a man thinks he knows what is in the heart of another man, he is usually mistaken.

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