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“The Nazi regime created a framework that encouraged its followers, especially during the war, to commit acts that would have been unimaginable in other circumstances. The regime first dehumanized whole categories of people, including the mentally ill and handicapped, Slavs, Gypsies, petty criminals, the ‘asocial’ and the ‘work-shy,’ and above all, of course, Jews, then placed at the disposal of its followers means of violence normally beyond the reach of most people."

~ Ibid., p. 469

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