May the hand wither that signs this treaty!
[Treaty of Versailles was a] staggering blow
no man ... would be more free than a German … On paper, at least
[constitution borrowed ideas from other republics to] guarantee … an almost flawless democracy
[establishment of the Republic seemed to] mark the dawn of a new day for the German people and their nation
the Weimar Constitution is already doomed
Many ... did not quite realize it at that noon hour of January 30, 1933, when President Hindenburg, acting in a perfectly constitutional manner, entrusted the chancellory to Adolf Hitler. But they were soon to learn.
It was the tragedy of the well-meaning and democratically minded patriot that in trying to do so he unwittingly dug the grave for German democracy and thus unintentionally paved the way for the coming of Adolf Hitler.
the masses …, in their misery and hopelessness they made the Republic the scapegoat for all that had happened. ... Such times were heaven-sent for Adolf Hitler.
The [Weimar] constitution ... was ... the most liberal and democratic document of its kind
Additional information
- Pages: 1264
- ISBN: 0671728687
- EAN: 9780671728687
- Dewey: 943.086
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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