hitler

239able psychological factors, Hitler had neglected to considereven the most outstanding problems.Mussolini has an immense capacity for work and forfacing facts. Hitler is strong for the showy kind of workand he draws on his neurotic excesses to make other peoplelabour for him. Moreover, Hitler cannot look a fact in theface without becoming frightened. For him a fact meanscomplications and clashes with preconceived notions. Inthe opposition, his chronic disregard of facts is a help toHitler. Otherwise he could not be so sure of himself andcould not contest the claims of the enemy with so much conviction.Thus the enigma remains unsolved. What is the commontrait of the dictators? Beyond certain superficialitiesthey are radically different. Dictators, it seems, cannot beproduced artificially and their magic cannot be taught inschools. They are the products of whims and chances, ofgreat deeds and of mistakes. “Man is nature‟s accident,” saidthe philosopher and the same may be said of dictators.