Mann, Thomas. Essays: Volume II, 1914-1926. Fischer Verlag, 2002. pp. 311-12.

Transcript: To place communism and Nazi-fascism on the same moral place, in the measure that both are totalitarian, is superficial at best, fascism at worst. Anyone who insists on this comparison could very well be considered a democrat, but deep in their heart a fascist is already there, and naturally they will only fight fascism in a superficial and hypocritical way, while they save all their hatred for communism.