By: Inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/
The vast majority of political speeches are forgotten instantly. Indeed, history may only remember one out of the thousands of speeches given over a political leader's term.
One such memorable speech was given by Mr. Otto Wels. A German politician belonging to the Social Democratic Party, Mr. Wels spent more than a decade in politics and eventually became the party's Chairman.
Yet out of all the time Mr. Wels spent as head of his party, history remembers only one speech. Today it is overshadowed in light of the great and terrible events that came after, but nevertheless worthy of recalling.
The date is March 1933, the place Germany's parliament. The occasion: Chancellor Adolf Hitler and the National Socialists are proposing an Enabling Act after unknown assailants burned down the Reichstag last month. This will transfer all legislative powers to the executive under Mr. Hitler. It will make Germany a one-party dictatorship.
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