The text below was written in 1918:

"i listened to all that was said in this court in support and justification of this prosecution, but my mind remains unchanged. i look upon the espionage law as a despotic enactment in flagrant conflict with democratic principles and with the spirit of free institutions…

your honor, i have stated in this court that i am opposed to the social system in which we live; that i believe in a fundamental change—but if possible by peaceable and orderly means…"

why does eugene debs reject the prosecution's arguments in support of the espionage act?

Eugene Debs was adamant in rejecting those arguments because he considered them a violation to the 1st amendment of the Bill of Rights that provide citizens the right of free speech.

Debs who was a socialist at that time, spoke out against USA actions in World War I, believing that change and progress could be achieved by using peaceful proceedings; and pondered the espionage law as a repressive act in conflict with democratic ideas.

explanation:

hitler's  "rise" can be considered to have ended in march 1933, after the reichstag adopted the enabling act of 1933 in that month. president paul von hindenburg had already appointedhitler  as chancellor on 30 january 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.