Office of Strategic Services (Hitler-Heiden-p. 174 cont.)
which the movement had [unreadable] ... opposition to him
reduced Hitler to [unreadable]. Visitors hardly recognized
him; he swayed to and fro like a reed, gave incoherent
answers, could not make up his mind about anything,
and if he [unreadable] signified his agreement, withdrew
it twenty-four hours later.
(Hitler-Heiden-p, 174)
In short, Hitler took at Landsberg the significant step
from the idea of a subjugation of the German to that
of a winning over of the German--of course, both alike
meant the domination of the German.
(Hitler-Heiden-p, 177)
The greeting was cool. Instead of a [unreadable] he
carried his whip of hippopotamus-hide. "If I had seen
the whip, I would have flung him out then and there,"
said one of the deputies later in court. [unreadable]
(Hitler-Heiden-p, 183)
The phrase "the Fuhrer" made an impression; from
that day onward it became a household word in the
party. The scene illustrates Hitler's frequently
noticed incapacity to impose his will in a small
circle, and his consummate skill in winning over a
crowd prepared by publicity and stage-management,
and then, with its aid, vanquishing the small circle too.
(Hitler-Heiden-p, 186)
To third persons Rohm complained that Hitler was a
man who did not really know what he want, he lacked
the military way of thinking, which is based on the
principle: who wants the end must also want the means.
(Hitler-Heiden-p, 189-190)
Near Berchtesgaden, in the extreme southeast corner
of Bavaria, rises the Obersalzburg. Here stands the
Platterhof, where Hitler, Hanfstaengl, [unreadable],
and Eckart once celebrated their much-censured carousals.
(Hitler-Heiden-p, 192)
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The stenographer who took down Hitler's speech had lost
her notes. Hitler was beside himself; he suspected a
hostile conspiracy and enemy spies. He had long been
fuming because most of the employees in the post
office and the publishing firm were not National Socialists;....
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 207)
He sent for the editor, whom he held to be
responsible, heaped abuse on him, roared that
he felt himself surrounded by traitors, and,
when the unhappy wretch was about to reply,
walked up to him and gave him a resounding box
on the ear.
After such scenes, he [unreadable]became invisible
for some weeks. The victims consoled themselves
philosophically with the reflection that the fellow
was not quite normal.
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 207)
If an understanding was quite impossible, one must make
shift as best as one could. On one occasion the two men
were to meet for a discussion of a ticklish question in
Leipzig. Hitler knew that Strasser was bringing a whole
cartload of complaints. They met in the restaurant. Hitler
begged to be excused; he wanted to go to the cloakroom;
he went--and he never came back. After a while Strasser
grew suspicious; he went out, could not find his Fuhrer,
and finally he learned that Herr Hitler had left the
restaurant by the side exit and driven off in a car.
In this brilliantly simple fashion did the Fuhrer solve
political questions; obviously in accordance with the
old dictum that there is no business, however important,
which does not become more important by being shelved.
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 210)
All observers of Hitler testify to his tireless interest in
the money question. He tapped everyone whom he suspected
of possessing any resources; in the first years he accepted
even the most trifling amounts; and he continued to do so
after the party had become famous.
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 219)
"Everything you say merely proves that you have not
the most elementary understanding of art." declared
Hitler pedantically. "There is only one eternal art, the
Greek-Nordic. Dutch, Italian, German art, the Gothic--
are all sprung from its leadership. Anything which lays
claim to the name of art can only be Nordic-Greek."
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 233)
Bruning sent for Hitler, and the latter assured him
of his great personal esteem and [unreadable]... of the
profound antagonism which separated them. Bruning,
on the other hand, decided that Hitler was hovering
on the verge of insanity and resolved that, with
Hindenburg's moral protection, he would now rule
in good earnest.
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 242)
1930
He now repeated before the court: Another two or
three elections, and he would have a majority in
the Reichstag. Then he would seize power legally.
The he would root out his opponents legally. "Then
will come a Nationals-Socialist State tribunal;
then will November 1918 be expiated; then heads
will roll! " But only legally! For "the [unreadable]
only prescribes the way, not the goal."
This sworn assurance of legality echoed through Germany
like a sinister threat. The newspapers wrote for months
only of the rolling of heads. The opponents shuddered. Hitler's
paralyzing terrorist propaganda began on that day.
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 243)
[entire paragraph unreadable]
Schliecher told them about the conversation with Hitler:
"The fellow is simply crazy; you can't say a word to him.
He simply takes the sentence out of your mouth and then
talks like a torrent. You ask me about my conversation
with him? They weren't conversations; they were
monologues."
(Hitler-Heiden-p. 252)
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Hitler
by Konrad Heiden
(Part 4 of 4)