Hitler's Table Talk

74 LARGE FAMILIES. ARCHITECTURE
If it were only a question of conquering a colony, I'd not
continue the war a day longer.
For a colonial policy to have any sense, one must first
dominate Europe. In any case, the only colony I'd like to have
back would be our Cameroons—nothing else.
46 i gth October 1941
Above all, large families.
The essential thing for the future is to have lots of children.
Everybody should be persuaded that a family's life is assured
only when it has upwards of four children—I should even say,
four sons. That's a principle that should never be forgotten.
When I learn that a family has lost two sons at the front, I
intervene immediately.
If we had practised the system of two-children families in the
old days, Germany would have been deprived of her greatest
geniuses. How does it come about that the exceptional being
in a family is often the fifth, seventh, tenth or twelfth in the
row?
47 19th October 1941, evening
The art of building—New constructions—The need for
standardisation and uniformity—Let the masses enjoy life's
amenities—Catechism and typewriting.
The art of building is one of the most ancient of human
trades. That explains why, in this trade more than any other,
people have remained faithful to traditional methods. It's a
sphere in which we are terribly behind.
To build a house should not necessarily consist in anything
more than assembling the materials—which would not necessarily
entail a uniformity of dwellings. The disposition and
number of elements can be varied—but the elements should be
standardised. Whoever wants to do more than is necessary will
know what it costs him. A Croesus is not looking for the
"three-room dwelling" at the lowest price.
What's the point of having a hundred different models for
wash-basins? Why these differences in the dimensions of