er, 2000, p. 266) With Hitlers great speaking power, his party gained momentum and he gained supporters. He claimed the Nazi Party would restore the economy and assure work for all, and lead Germany to Greatness. (Word Book, 2000, p. 266) Hitler soon recruited young men to join his private army. They dressed in brown suits and carried the name of the Storm Troopers, or the SA. These men wore the swastika upon their arms and were used to battle against the communists and other parties who opposed the Nazis and their ideas. By October 1923, the SA had an army of 15,000 men armed with rifles and machine guns.November 8th, 1923, Hitler proclaimed a Nazi revolution or a putsch,(The History Place, 1998) which came to be known as the Beer Hall Putsch. Supported by 2500 Storm Troopers carrying machine guns and rifles, Hitler tried to capture the Barvarian government but failed. In trying to do so, sixteen Nazis were killed. Hitler was charged and sent to trial for treason. As many might have suspected this was not the end of his political career. Through this trial he became a well know figure from massive press coverage. In court Adolf was most professional, he acted as if he was a lawyer. The judges let him speak at great lengths and interrupt others at free will. He could even cross-examine witnesses. This trial consisted of 24 long days of arguments. This was Hitler closing argument.The man who is born to be a dictator is not compelled. He wills it. He is not driven forward, but drives himself. There is nothing immodest about this. Is it immodest for a worker to drive himself toward heavy labor? Is it presumptuous of a man with the high forehead of a thinker to ponder the night until he gives the world an invention? The man who feels called upon to govern a people has no right to say, If you want me or summon me, I will cooperate. No! It is his duty to step forward. The army that we have now formed is growing day to d...
