Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression (3) Glorification of War as a noble and necessary activity
of Germans. The Nazi conspirators disseminated dogmas
designed to engender in the masses a deep reverence for the
vocation of the warrior and to induce acceptance of the
postulate that the waging of war was good and
desirable per se. The motive underlying the concerted
program of the Nazis to glorify war was disclosed by Hitler
in Mein Kampf:
"Thus the question of how to regain German power is
not: How shall we manufacture arms?, but: How do we
create the spirit which enables a nation to bear arms ?
If this spirit governs a people, the will finds
thousands of ways, each of which ends with a weapon!"
"*******Oppressed countries are led back into the lap of
a common Reich by a mighty sword and not by flaming
protests. It is the task of the inner political leaders
of a people to forge this sword; to safeguard the work
of the smith and to seek comrades in arms in the task
of the foreign policy." (2760-A-PS)
Hitler's writings and public utterances are full of
declarations rationalizing the use of force and glorifying
war. The following are typical:
"Always before God and the world, the stronger has the
right to carry through his will. History proves it: He
who has no might, has no use for might. (2405-PS)
"The political testament of the German People for its
foreign policy should and must always follow this line
of thought: Never tolerate the rise of two continental
powers in Europe. See in every attempt to organize a
second military power, *********an attack against Germany
and take therefrom not only the right but the duty to
prevent by all means, including the use of arms, the
rise of such a state, respectively to destroy such a
state if it has already arisen. Take care that the
strength of our people should have its foundation not
in colonies but in the soil of the home country in
Europe. Never consider the Reich as secured as long as
it cannot give to every descendant of our people his
own bit of soil for centuries to come; never forget
that the most sacred right on this earth is the right
to own the soil which one wants to cultivate and the
most sacred sacrifice, the blood which is shed for this
soil." (2760-A-PS)
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Volume
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Means Used by the Nazi Conspiractors in Gaining Control of the German State
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