The Night and When the Broken Glass Floats Elie Wiesel and Chanrity Him have had traumatic and life-changing experiences during their lives. They both experienced a radical change in leadership in the societies in which they lived. The two regimes that attempted to take control of Wiesel's and Him's societies used forceful and brutal tactics against those who did not fit their idea of ​​society. The things Wiesel and Lui experienced during each of their societies' attempts to revolutionize are both very similar, but different at the same time. The regimes behind these attempted revolutions somewhat challenged what Frédéric Bastiat and Karl Marx thought about government and the role it should play in societies. In Wiesel's case it was the Nazis and in Him's case it was the Khmer Rouge. These regimes, in both cases, were attempting to overthrow the current government in Germany and Cambodia, respectively. These regimes had a very clear idea of ​​how a society should be run and governed, and they were willing to do whatever it took to achieve their own goals and agendas. The Nazi Party wanted to “purify” Germany and eliminate all people it did not consider desirable. People who did not fit into their society were forced to be sent to concentration camps, where they would face forced labor, inhumane living conditions, and death on the street corners if they were not following the orders of the Nazis in power. Wiesel recounts the horrors of these concentration camps, how they changed his life forever. “I will never forget that night, the first night in camp, which turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. I will never forget those times when...... middle of paper ......y Him told great stories of their experiences through a change of government at the hands of corrupt and brutal regimes. They both talk about how the schemes made no sense for the individual rights of people in society. In the end, both regimes eventually fell, but not before millions of lives were lost. These stories highlight how Bastiat and Marx were right about how government should be run. They show that a government that is too authoritarian and too forceful towards its people will never have a lasting existence. The power of government must have limits and the individual rights of members of society must be considered and respected. Government is necessary in society and plays a crucial role in the longevity and success of a nation. However, too much or too little government control will ultimately lead to the demise of a society..