Nazi storm troopers began as a security detail clearing the halls of Hitler's opponents during his rallies ... As a candidate, the president ordered a private security detail to clear opponents from rallies, but also encouraged the audience itself to remove people who expressed different opinions ... The candidate interjected: "Isn't this more fun than a regular boring rally? To me, it's fun." This kind of mob violence was meant to transform the political atmosphere, and it did.
-- Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny, p. 44-45
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