Adolf Hitler Quotes


The application of force alone, without support based on a spiritual concept, can never bring about the destruction of an idea or arrest the propagation of it, unless one is ready and able to ruthlessly to exterminate the last upholders of that idea even to a man, and also wipe out any tradition which it may tend to leave behind.


Citations

Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. Translated by James Murphy, Hurst and Blackett, 1939, p. 143.

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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.