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Fifth, I advise that safe-conduct on <strong>the</strong> highways be abolished<br />

completely <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews. For <strong>the</strong>y have no business in <strong>the</strong><br />

countryside, since <strong>the</strong>y are not lords, officials, tradesmen, or<br />

<strong>the</strong> like. Let <strong>the</strong>m stay at home.<br />

Sixth, I advise that usury be prohibited to <strong>the</strong>m, and that all<br />

cash and treasure of silver and gold be taken from <strong>the</strong>m and<br />

put aside <strong>for</strong> safekeeping. Moreover, since priesthood,<br />

worship, government with which <strong>the</strong> greater part, indeed,<br />

almost all, of those laws of Moses deal have been at an end <strong>for</strong><br />

over fourteen hundred years already, it is certain that Moses'<br />

law also came to an end and lost its authority. There<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong><br />

imperial laws must be applied to <strong>the</strong>se imperial Jews. Their<br />

wish to be Mosaic Jews must not be indulged. In fact, no Jew<br />

has been that <strong>for</strong> over fourteen hundred years.<br />

Seventh, I recommend putting a flail, an axe, a hoe, a spade, a<br />

distaff, or a spindle into <strong>the</strong> hands of young, strong Jews and<br />

Jewesses and letting <strong>the</strong>m earn <strong>the</strong>ir bread in <strong>the</strong> sweat of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

brow, as was imposed on <strong>the</strong> children of Adam (Gen. 3 [:19]).<br />

In brief, dear princes and lords, those of you who have Jews<br />

under your rule: if my counsel <strong>do</strong>es not please you, find better<br />

advice, so that you and we all can be rid of <strong>the</strong> unbearable,<br />

devilish burden of <strong>the</strong> Jews.<br />

Lu<strong>the</strong>r and Hitler<br />

In Mein Kampf, Hitler listed Martin Lu<strong>the</strong>r as one of <strong>the</strong><br />

greatest re<strong>for</strong>mers. And similar to Lu<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> 1500s, Hitler<br />

spoke against <strong>the</strong> Jews. The Nazi plan to create a German<br />

Reich Church laid its bases on <strong>the</strong> "Spirit of Dr. Martin<br />

Lu<strong>the</strong>r." The first physical violence against <strong>the</strong> Jews came on<br />

November 9-10 on Kristallnacht (Crystal Night) when <strong>the</strong><br />

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