Quote by John Fowles, The Magus

One of the great fallacies of our time is that the Nazis rose to power because they imposed order on chaos. Precisely the opposite is true

One of the great fallacies of our time is that the Nazis ros

Summary

This quote challenges the common misconception that the Nazis were able to gain power by restoring order from chaos. The speaker argues that, contrary to popular belief, the Nazis actually thrived in the midst of chaos and utilized it to their advantage. Rather than imposing order, they capitalized on the social and economic disarray of the time, playing on people's fears and grievances to advance their extremist ideology. In essence, the quote suggests that the Nazis exploited rather than remedied the chaos, exposing the fallacy of their rise to power.

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By John Fowles, The Magus

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