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Hitler and the Totalitarian State

Hitler and the Totalitarian State

Hitler observes military maneuvers in St. Polten, Austria, in the spring of 1939. "The great strength of the totalitarian state," Hitler once said, "is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it."

Photo: Hugo Jaeger./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1939