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accomplishments. <strong>The</strong> pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> this is that he <strong>of</strong>fered Petain his hand. Just as Bismarck knew how to<br />

outgrow Prussia and become a German, so Hitler son changed from being a German to being a<br />

European. At an early stage he disconnected himself from imperialistic ambition. Without any<br />

difficulty he began to think <strong>of</strong> himself as a European and initiated the creation <strong>of</strong> a Europe in which<br />

Germany - like Prussia in Bismarck's time, was to be the foundation stone. Some comrades <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Fuhrer might still have been short-sighted Pan-Germanists. But Hitler had the genius, the right scale,<br />

the absence <strong>of</strong> bias and the necessary vision to accomplish the terrific task. He had an authority, not<br />

to be found a second time in the history <strong>of</strong> the continent. His success would have established wealth<br />

and civilization <strong>of</strong> Europe for centuries, probably forever. Hitler's plans for Europe would have<br />

meant a blessing for us all."<br />

JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES<br />

"<strong>The</strong> politics <strong>of</strong> power are inevitable and there is nothing very new to learn about this war or the end it<br />

was fought for. England had destroyed, as in each preceding century, a trade rival; a mighty chapter<br />

had been closed in the secular struggle between the glories <strong>of</strong> Germany and France. Prudence<br />

requires some measure <strong>of</strong> lip service to the 'ideals' <strong>of</strong> foolish Americans and hypocritical Englishmen,<br />

but it would be stupid to believe that there is much room in the world, as it really is, for such affairs as<br />

the League <strong>of</strong> Nations or any sense in the principle <strong>of</strong> self-determination, except as an ingenious<br />

formula for re-arranging the balance <strong>of</strong> power in one's interest."<br />

<strong>The</strong> Economic Consequences <strong>of</strong> Peace<br />

BENJAMIN DISRAELI<br />

"All great events have been distorted, most <strong>of</strong> the important causes concealed, some <strong>of</strong> the principle<br />

characters never appear, and all who figure are so misunderstood and misrepresented that the result is<br />

a clear mystification. If the history <strong>of</strong> England is ever written by one who has the knowledge and the<br />

courage, the world would be astonished."<br />

ADOLF HITLER<br />

"National Socialism is essentially a religious movement and faith. <strong>The</strong> Germanic or Aryan world <strong>of</strong><br />

ideas, both political and religious will go out as a sacred Gospel to heal mankind."<br />

- Adolf Hitler, Last Will and Testament<br />

"I nourish the conviction that the hour will come when millions <strong>of</strong> men who now curse us will take a<br />

stand behind us to welcome the new Europe, our common creation born <strong>of</strong> a painful and laborious<br />

struggle and an arduous triumph - a Europe which is the symbol <strong>of</strong> greatness, honour, strength,<br />

honesty and justice." - Adolf Hitler<br />

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: "It is not true that I wished for war in 1939, neither I nor anyone<br />

else in Germany. Exclusively those international statesmen who were <strong>of</strong> Jewish race or who worked<br />

in the interests <strong>of</strong> international Jewry...provoked war.<br />

"After six years <strong>of</strong> war which, in spite <strong>of</strong> all the reverses, will one day pass into history as the most<br />

glorious and heroic manifestation <strong>of</strong> the struggle <strong>of</strong> a people and race for its existence, I cannot<br />

abandon the city which is the capital <strong>of</strong> this State...."<br />

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