Reply #174: Coincidence?

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And here I thought Clark was this great historical scholar. The Himmler quote is pretty well known....that's how I found it. What stuck in my mind was that it had to do with people wanting guns should join the SS. I didn't remember who said it until I googled guns and "join the SS", and there it was. I'm SURE that Clark must have been exposed to it at some point. I was, and I'm no Rhodes Scholar. What disturbs me is that he read the quote, and then basically "made it his own", despite the fact that the quote is seen as generally being indicative of the fascistic tendencies of the Nazi party early on in an attempt to gather all means of force into the government's hands, and denying the Jews the means required to offer even token resistance to the Holocaust.