The Nazi governmental system depended on the active support of thousands of German civil servants, as well as the active and passive support of millions of German people. In fact, overwhelming numbers of Germans loved and idolized Hitler in the same way that Americans loved and idolized Roosevelt. Viewing themselves as dependent, adult children of the Reich, individual Germans lacked the self-esteem and inner resolve to take an independent stand against the Nazi tyranny. Examine the situation in the U.S. today. Every one of us has his dark side.
Political power is no different from alcohol.
Drink enough liquor, and the greatest saint will become drunk. Exercise ever-increasing amounts of political power, and the result is the same. The ultimate solution, then, is to limit the power that public officials have to exercise. This was the idea behind our Founding Fathers' conception of the Constitution. That document called the national government into existence but strictly limited the powers of those in office.