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cre ck-brained i'E'.natics who try to domina te the world. II
As such it could serve as a powerful deterrent to
others with fantasies of world domination.
1. (f) A thorough study of Hitler's personality
would be of considerable importance to psychiatry;
and the publication of a carefully documented book
on the subject would not only act as a deterrent
(published in populnr form) to future would-be Hitlers,
but would be a significant contribution to sCience.
2. Betwcen"Nciw and the Ocssrition of H6~ti11t1es.­
The aim should be either (1) to Dccelerate Hitler's
mental deterioretion, to drivG him insane; or (ii)
to prevent him from insuring the perpetuation of his
legend by ending his lifo dramrtically and tragicclly.
There arc various psychological techniques available
for accelerating Hitler's nervous brcrkdown,
but they will not be considored herc.
None could be
so ccrtrinly effictivc as repeated military setbccks.
We shell limit ourselves to a few measures which
might serve {2. (a)) to deter Hitler from crranging
a hero's or a mcrtyr's death for himself, 2nd (2. (b))
to make him beliove thct tho immortrlity of his legend
will not suffer if he falls into the hends of the
United Nations.