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submissiveness) and the fixed determination to repress
them in oneself and to condemn them in others,
accompanied by (iii) admiration end envy of power
in others a~d a vision of self as ultimately superior
(idealego) leading to (iv) repeated efforts to become
superior (counteraction orit of wounded pride), encouraged
by moments of extreme self-confidence in
which one belleves oneself the equ~. l of one's vision.
This ." as 'Ne have said, 1s D. very common form
of davelorment, but in Hitler the t:'.:'end is so intense
an~ ~he c~.mo~ly b~lancing forces (~ffection,
l'l'''" .,1.., (.:.. ~ 1 .. ,..,
•.• : .• .. ; • .:.. \L.., • .• URl L~3 of omni90te~0e), despite the fact
sU~1eeded in gettj~g a large pro-
(~) tlmt he hPd be~n divinely appointed
to lead thGm to p0W2~
and glory, and (ii) that he
obdience, come w~~t
~ay~
Hi tIer i s u!'1derlyhH~
"i.n:'Ed'i orl t;y fel? J. tngB, his
basic self-conte~pt 9re shown by hi9 ~hoosing as
crite.'I:'Jf:1 of · mJ'6er~.C'. ::i. i;jT (-:;r~its of jrlo .. · le~o) attl'ibutes
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