that nitwit Miklas refused to accept his resignation. Shit! They called up Goering. Goering had had it up to here with those stupid Austrians. Why couldn’t they just leave him the hell alone, already! But Hitler saw things differently. Miklas had better accept that resignation, he screeched, a telephone receiver in each hand. That’s an order! It’s strange how the most dyed-in-the-wool tyrants still vaguely respect due process, as if they want to make it appear that they aren’t abusing procedure, even while riding roughshod over every convention. It’s as if power isn’t enough for them, and that
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