Today in History: Majority Misrule

On August 19, 1934, 9 out of 10 Germans endorsed Adolf Hilter's assumption of absolute power.

Eighty-nine and nine-tenths per cent of the German voters endorsed in yesterday's plebiscite Chancellor Hitler's assumption of greater power than has ever been possessed by any other ruler in modern times. Nearly 10 per cent indicated their disapproval. The result was expected.

Here is the original New York Times account of the vote.