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The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing.

— Adolf Hitler Disputed Hitler's Table Talk (1941-1944) (1953)

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