"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 the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own
downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the
supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of
any sovereignty."
-- Adolf Hitler, Hitler's Table Talks 1941-1944, Edited by H.R.
Trevor-Roper (London: Widenfeld and Nicolson, 1953), pp. 425-426.