58 CONCORDAT WITH CHURCHES whom I completely trust, to do the work for which I can't find time? Hard men, who act as energetically as I would do myself. For me the best man is the man who removes the most from my shoulders, the man who can take 95 per cent of the decisions in my place. Of course, there are always cases in which I have to take the final decision myself. I couldn't say whether my eeling that I am indispensable has been strengthened during this war. One thing is certain, that without me the decisions to which we to-day owe our existence would not have been taken. 39 14th October 1941, midday SPECIAL GUEST: REICHSFUEHRER HIMMLER Disadvantages of a Concordat with the Churches— Difficulty of compromising with a lie—No truck with religion for the Party—Antagonism of dogma and science— Let Christianity die slowly—The metaphysical needs of the soul—No State religion—Freedom of belief. It may be asked whether concluding a concordat with the churches wouldn't facilitate our exercise of power. On this subject one may make the following remarks: Firstly, in this way the authority of the State would be vitiated by the fact of the intervention of a third power concerning which it is impossible to say how long it would remain reliable. In the case of the Anglican Church, this objection does not arise, for England knows she can depend on her Church. But what about the Catholic Church? Wouldn't we be running the risk of her one day going into reverse after having put herself at the service of the State solely in order to safeguard her power? If one day the State's policy ceased to suit Rome or the clergy, the priests would turn against the State, as they are doing now. History provides examples that should make us careful. Secondly, there is also a question of principle. Trying to take a long view of things, is it conceivable that one could found anything durable on falsehood ? When I think of our people's future, I must look further than immediate advantages, even
THE FATE OF CHRISTIANITY 59 if these advantages were to last three hundred, five hundred years or more. I'm convinced that any pact with the Church can offer only a provisional benefit, for sooner or later the scientific spirit will disclose the harmful character of such a compromise. Thus the State will have based its existence on a foundation that one day will collapse. An educated man retains the sense of the mysteries of nature and bows before the unknowable. An uneducated man, on the other hand, runs the risk of going over to atheism (which is a return to the state of the animal) as soon as he perceives that the State, in sheer opportunism, is making use of false ideas in the matter of religion, whilst in other fields it bases everything on pure science. That's why I've always kept the Party aloof from religious questions. I've thus prevented my Catholic and Protestant supporters from forming groups against one another, and inadvertently knocking each other out with the Bible and the sprinkler. So we never became involved with these Churches' forms of worship. And if that has momentarily made my task a little more difficult, at least I've never run the risk of carrying grist to my opponents' mill. The help we would have provisionally obtained from a concordat would have quickly become a burden on us. In any case, the main thing is to be clever in this matter and not to look for a struggle where it can be avoided. Being weighed down by a superstitious past, men are afraid of things that can't, or can't yet, be explained—that is to say, of the unknown. If anyone has needs of a metaphysical nature, I can't satisfy them with the Party's programme. Time will go by until the moment when science can answer all the questions. So it's not opportune to hurl ourselves now into a struggle with the Churches. The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death. A slow death has something comforting about it. The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science. Religion will have to make more and more concessions. Gradually the myths crumble. All that's left is to prove that in nature there is no frontier between the organic and the inorganic. When understanding of the universe has become widespread, when the majority of men know that the
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THE SICK COMMUNITIES OF EUROPE 117
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NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND CHRISTIANITY
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WEHRMACHT TRADITION 149 berg. Liebe
THE ART TRADE 80 Night of 23rd-24th
NSDAP APPOINTMENTS 153 granted to e
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL HABITS 155 anot
TREATMENT OF COMMUNISTS 157 In the
FAR EASTERN Al-FAIRS 159 it do us i
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VITAL DECISIONS — MUNICH ART TREA
INDEPENDENCE OF SS — HIMMLER 167
THE QUALITY OF OPTIMISM 169 hope no
WOMAN'S CHARACTERISTICS 171 anguish
MILITARY AND PARTY SALUTE—FUEHRER
MISTAKES OF ITALIAN CAMPAIGNS 175 I
FLYING TOO DANGEROUS—AFRICAN CAMP
POLICY TOWARDS JAPAN 179 Throughout
GAIN AND LOSS OF JAPAN'S ENTRY INTO
EUROPEAN AND SLAV CIVILISATIONS 183
WINTER CLOTHING FOR EASTERN FRONT 1
BRITISH CONCERN OVER EMPIRE 187 imp
HITLER'S SCHOOL DAYS 189 the materi
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HITLER'S LANDLADY IN STEYR 193 in t
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ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 197 succession.
BRITISH RULE IN INDIA 199 three hun
TRANSPORT AND MUNITIONS / 201 force
EDUCATION OF INDIANS—SYMPATHY FOR
REFLECTIONS ON MUSIC 205 foreign pr
BIRTHRATE IN INDIA AND RUSSIA 2O7 I
OBEYING ORDERS — RUSSIAN ART TREA
DIETRICH ECKART AND OBERSALZBERG 21
HITLER INCOGNITO 213 to him, he ans
CHANGES OF RESIDENCE 215 in 1925, c
FRIENDSHIP WITH DIETRICH ECKART her
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AIRCRAFT OF THE BELLIGERENTS 221 th
VON PAPEN—ANTONESCU 223 being abs
GÖBBELS LACKED MILITARY EXPERIENCE
CLASS DISTINCTIONS IN IMPERIAL ARMY
APPRECIATION OF CZECHS 22g for a Vi
FOOD THROUGH THE AGES 231 growing t
FOXL, A BRITISH DESERTER 233 the tr
EVACUATION OF GERMANS—EXTERMINATI
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THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE 239 ma
MUSICAL AND LITERARY TASTES 24! She
CEREMONIAL DUTIES TOO STRENUOUS 243
MARRIAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS
REFLECTIONS ON DOGS 247 Everyone ar
ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS — COSMIC TH
LOVE OF ART AND PHILOSOPHY 351 five
BRITAIN — ROME — CHRISTIANITY
REFORMS RECOMMENDED TO BRITAIN 255
WORLD ECONOMICS 257 On the day when
RHINELAND — FRENCH ARMY — LLOYD
POPULATION THEORY 130 Night of 28th
IN EISNER'S PRISON 263 advocate Zet
GERMANY'S FRENCH POLICY 265 be viab
GENUINE FASCISTS AND OTHERS 267 Wha
SYMPATHY WITH MUSSOLINI 269 old nan
EXPERIENCE WITH POLICE 271 an argum
EARLY PURCHASES OF WEAPONS 273 sell
EXPERIENCE WITH TWO AMBASSADORS 275
NEED TO REORGANISE FOREIGN SERVICES
US AND GERMAN INDUSTRY 279 material
FREEMASONS SUGGEST A BARGAIN judgme
ELECTION VAGARIES — MUSIC 283 It
TREASON TRIAL — A JUROR'S DISCLOS
WRITING "MEIN KAMPF" 287 everything
GERMANS AND ROMANS 289 138 4th Febr
MEMBERS OF THE PARTY AND THE REICH
ARREST OF MINISTERS 293 that one sh
THE TWO ECKARTS 295 she'd bought it
299 141 6th February 1942, evening
A CENTURY NEEDED TO DIGEST RUSSIA 3
THE LAW MUST NOT PROTECT THE INDIVI
FUEHRER NOT APPOINTED FOR LIFE 305
AIRCRAFT SPEED AND ARMAMENT 307 was
BRITISH FURY OVER NORWAY 309 unifor
GÖRING'S DRIVING HABITS 311 the in
BELIEF IN REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT 313
VIRTUE OF HUNGARIAN ARISTOCRACY 315
BOOKS FOR BOYS—FOLK DANCES 317 wo
HATRED OF SNOW NO MORE MISSIONARIES
NON-POLITICAL MUSIC—MUSEUMS 32! p
INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY 323 force. Su
DECLINE OF MUSIC — SUPERSTITION D
GERMANY AS A CENTRE OF ATTRACTION 3
THE PARTY TREASURER 329 156 22nd Fe
THE "STÜRMER"—A CASE OF PERJURY
EXEMPTIONS FROM FRONT LINE SERVICE
CURBING THE POWER OF THE MASSES 335
ORIGIN OF AN ARTICLE ON THE PARTY P
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TEACHING OF HISTORY AND FOREIGN LAN
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MERITS OF HITLER S MOTHER 359 Man i
SMOKING BY SOLDIERS 361 Some time a
COMPANIES SHOULD BE NATIONALISED 36
THE PROBLEM OF NATIONALISATION 365
NO GRAFT IN GERMANY—CRISIS IN BRI
CHURCHILL PREFERABLE TO CRIPPS 369
TECHNIQUE OF PAINTING 371 there tha
THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE 373 One might
BEQUESTS TO HITLER 375 cellor of th
INDICTMENT OF LAWYERS 377 think tha
GOVERNMENT IN BULGARIA 379 Our adva
A THOUSAND YEARS HENCE 381 the grea
NAPOLEON'S CARDINAL MISTAKE 383 no
PROBLEMS OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT 3
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF RULERS 38
THE KAISER WAITED TOO LONG 389 appe
ACTRESSES SHOULD ENTERTAIN FOREIGN
RECEPTION IN ITALY 393 of relief to
EDUCATION OF THE ÉLITE 395 I'm in
COURAGE OF STATESMAN AND SOLDIER 39
GERMAN PATENTS—INDUSTRIAL ESPIONA
A GERMAN INLAND SEA 401 officers to
DIVIDE AND RULE 403 Austria, too, h
DIFFICULTIES IN POLAND AND CZECHOSL
A WARNING TO FRANCE 407 time I gave
MEASURES TO COMBAT DISORDERS 409 18
CLOSING OF MONASTERIES certainly br
NATIONAL SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA 413 B
STREICHER'S METHODS 415 Julius Stre
POLITICIANS MUST BE RESOLUTE 417 Au
A SCHOOL OF PESSIMISM 419 the Catho
GERMAN PROPAGANDA METHODS 421 188 l
THE CONCEPTION OF LIBERTY 423 A ver
LIMITED PUBLIC SERVICES FOR THE EAS
REARMAMENT—SCHOOLMASTERS 427 This
BRITISH AND GERMAN EDUCATION 429 wi
TALKS WITH TWO REICHSBANK PRESIDENT
RACE FOR RAW MATERIALS 433 receipt
GERMAN WARRIORS AND FOREIGN WORKERS
A HYMN ON MUSSOLINI 437 195 23rd Ap
GROWTH OF GERMAN NAVY 439 little pe
UNHAPPY MARRIAGES OF NATIONAL SOCIA
PRAISE OF THE VEGETARIAN DIET 443 t
TOWN PLANNING IN UNZ 445 Vienna eno
LINKING THE NEW EMPIRE 447 2OI Muni
CONDUCTING AN ORCHESTRA 449 Above a
NO PROTECTION BY POMCTE 451 that th
POSSIBLE ASSASSINS 453 capes and so
LOCAL PATRIOTISM 455 bodies which o
ABUSE OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 457 rea
ECONOMICS INSTRUCTION 459 mittee th
NOT ENOUGH MEN FOR SENIOR POSTS 461
LORD ROTHERMERE—SIR OSWALD MOSLEY
INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BRITAIN
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BORMANN AS TABLE TALK EDITOR 469 be
POLICY FOR ALSACE AND LORRAINE 471
DISSERTATION ON RACES 473 be possib
NORDIC REGENERATION OF PEOPLES 475
CLAIMS ON FRENCH TERRITORY 477 If s
NO SALARY RISE FOR ROSENBERG 479 Cr
RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM 481 ordinary
CIVILIANS IN TIME OF WAR 483 Tibeta
FEW IRON CROSSES FOR FOREIGNERS 485
THE EASY LIFE OF A DIPLOMAT 487 arm
US ENTRY INTO WAR 489 to reply to t
NOBILITY OF GERMAN WORKERS 491 ment
GERMANY'S FUTURE ics 493 the Air Ar
BETTER PAY FOR BALLET DANCERS 495 o
HITLER-PAPEN GOVERNMENT 497 conside
APPOINTMENT AS CHANCELLOR 499 deman
DISARMAMENT—RHINELAND OCCUPATION
WARTIME CRIMINALITY 503 Once I had
THIRD DEGREE INTERROGATION 505 the
GERMAN CULTURAL POLICY 507 the oppo
SHIP AND AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION 509
WARTIME INVENTIONS 511 take the con
GERMAN BIBLE TRANSLATION CONDEMNED
VISIT TO SPAIN IMPOSSIBLE 515 when
DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY SECRETS 517
HITLER ORDERS MASS EXECUTION 519 ju
APPOINTMENT OF REICH BISHOP 58! to
SCHOOL AND HITLER YOUTH Following t
NO PUBLICITY OFFICERS IN MINISTRIES
GENERALS AND MACHINES 527 virtues;
VENIAL BLACK MARKET 529 all the som
FOOD CONTROLS AND TRANSPORT DIFFICU
THE OFFICE OF GAULEITER 533 Reichsl
ELECTION OF EMPERORS—PARTY OFFICI
NATIONALITY PROBLEM IN THE LOW COUN
RUSSIA'S DESIGNS ON INDIA 539 Brita
EUROPE UNITED BY FORCE OF ARMS 54!
TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGES 543 If
DANGER OF JEWISH ANCESTRY 545 Freih
DIPLOMATIG TRICKS 547 the country.
HISTORICAL READING 549 available to
PROTESTANT REGIONS OF THE REICH 551
CONCORDAT TO BE DENOUNCED 553 does
STUDIED SILENCE ON CHURCH AFFAIRS 5
CZECH CO-OPERATION 557 after myself
COLONISATION REPLACES LAND RECLAMAT
NO MILITARY SPIRIT IN SWITZERLAND 5
THE VALUE OF OBERAMMERGAU 563 would
PARTY RALLIES 565 round the table,
ANCIENT NUREMBERG 567 couraged to n
SPANISH CIVIL WAR 569 and thought t
ROOSEVELT CARTOON SUGGESTED 57! 255
OCCUPATION OF CAIRO 573 to increase
COLONISTS ARE TAUGHT A LESSON 575 o
FORGETTING DEFEATS 577 All measures
TRUNK ROADS FINA>TE 579 to ten or f
PRESS INTERVIEW AND PUBLIC SPEECH 5
NAPOLEON ANALOGY IN RUSSIA 583 capa
LEGAL PEDANTRY AND GRAFT 585 How ve
BORMANN'S TOUR OF THE UKRAINE 587 a
KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS 589 once in
VIEWS ON ROYAL FAMILIES 591 very di
CAPITALISTS IN STRUGGLE AGAINST BOL
KEITEL TAKES A HAND 595 and even if
PURCHASE OF WEHRMACHT SUPPLIES 597
CHANCE INFORMATION FROM THE FRONT 5
PRIORITY FOR U-BOATS AND MINESWEEPE
ENGLISH LITERATURE 603 I have inexo
EARLY DISILLUSIONMENT IN USA 605 ca
MUSSOLINI AND THE POPE 607 adhering
REVISITING BATTLEFIELDS 609 bloodho
"OVERLORD" IMPOSSIBLE 611 you!" And
NO WAR WITHOUT OIL 613 me to travel
BRITAIN'S OIL RESERVES 615 Italians
MARKETS FOR GERMANY 617 have fallen
PEASANTRY PRAISED 619 of a peer can
GLASS BEADS FOR NATIVES 021 284 8th
GERMANY SAFE FOR FIFTY YEARS 623 wh
NO WAR DEBTS AFTER TEN YEARS 625 wi
THE I92I PROGRAMME 627 good gentlem
AN SS HIGHLAND BRIGADE 629 It is no
CHURCHILL-STALIN MEETING 631 mind C
FUNDS FOR WEHRMACHT 633 accumulated
SCHACHT'S OPPOSITION 635 the Army s
CHILDHOOD AT LEONDING 637 is withou
PRISON NO LONGER A HARDSHIP 639 ove
LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY 641 how h
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF COURTS 643 and
THE ADVOCATE AS SERVANT OF THE STAT
THE RULER OF EUROPE 647 accept the
THE NIGHT OF THE REICHSTAG FIRE 649
TRIAL MARRIAGES 65! and nudge each
SHORTHAND-TYPISTS AND SECRETARIES 6
NATIVE CRUELTY 655 less Commissions
BRITISH STATESMEN 657 the marvellou
WEALTH AND COMMON SENSE 659 abandon
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 66l The touchi
THE DIEPPE RAID 663 was compelled t
DANGER OF FRENCH RISING 665 the Ruh
HORTHY AND THE HUNGARIANS 667 Only
AIR WAR—NAVAL AA GUNNERS 669 Mult
RELIGION IN EASTERN TERRITORIES 671
THREE-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE 673 our
A BUST OF SCHARNHORST 675 opinion t
LLOYD GEORGE AND WOODROW WILSON 677
A BEAUTIFUL CITY 679 his memoirs pr
HITLER'S LIBEL ACTION 681 nights wh
AUSTRIAN GAULEITERS 683 carrying a
THE "DAILY MAIL" 685 upon her by a
A PROPAGANDA DIRECTIVE 687 Reichsta
WEHRMACHT RELEASE OF AN ARTISTE 689
REFLECTIONS ON SPAIN kind, been alt
FRANCO AND MUNOZ GRANDE 693 The jou
MIXED MARRIAGES 695 refused to allo
MRS. CHURCHILL AND MME. MAISKY 697
SCHOOLMASTER IN THE SS 699 us into
7°3 3l8 13th June 1943, evening Da
GERMANIC CONFEDERATION 705 strosity
ROMANTICISM AND SPACE 707 I will co
HITLER S HISTORICAL SENSE 709 compl
LINZ'S DEBT TO THE REICH 711 If I m
PART FIVE 1944 13th March—2gth-3o
7l6 FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE RHINE pres
718 REFLECTIONS ON CHURCH AND RESEA
72O ECONOMIC SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERS
722 BORMANN AND BURGDORFF that the
724 INDEX Atlantic Wall, 478 progre
726 INDEX Channel Islands, 584 Char
728 INDEX Eastern Front (contd.) se
73O France (contd.) armistice with,
73« INDEX Habsburg, Otto von, 693
734 INDEX Hitler (contd.) weddings,
736 INDEX Kernal Ataturk, see Atatu
738 INDEX Mutschmann, Gauleiter of
74 INDEX Public opinion, British pr
742 INDEX Schiller, 291 Schinkel, G
744 INDEX Ukraine (contd.) German c
746 INDEX Wolfichlucht, Hitler's HQ