Viewed: 54 - Published at: 8 years ago

Germany's 1919 Weimar constitution was designed by some of the country's greatest legal minds. Its long-standing and highly regarded Rechtsstaat {"rule of law"} was considered by many as sufficient to prevent government abuse. But both the constitution and the Rechtsstaat collapsed rapidly in the face of Adolf Hitler's usurpation of power in 1933.

( Steven Levitsky )
[ How Democracies Die ]
www.QuoteSweet.com

TAGS :