Adolf Hitler Quotes


For I must not measure the speech of a statesman to his people by the impression which it leaves in a university professor, but by the effect it exerts on the people. And this alone gives the standard for the speaker's genius.


Citations

Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. Translated by Ralph Manheim, Houghton Mifflin, 1943, p. 477.

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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
  • Born: April 20, 1889
  • Died: April 30, 1945
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Politician

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor in 1933 and then assuming the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. During his dictatorship from 1933 to 1945, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust, the genocide of about 6 million Jews and millions of other victims.