There is this German saying, "Lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken, als Schrecken ohne Ende." which translated means "Rather an end with terror (in the sense of fright

There is this German saying, "Lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken, als Schrecken ohne Ende." which translated means "Rather an end with terror (in the sense of fright, not terrorism), than terror without end.". Bullies get even worse ideas when they're not stood up to. The same goes for brownshirts, and anything in between.