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Who was Adolf Hitler?
Adolf Hitler was a dictator, born in 1889 in Austria, Germany, and was raised in a home that had aristocratic influences. His father was a former customs official and his mother was a strict Roman Catholic.
In 1917, World War I began, and Hitler was drafted into the German army, but he never saw any battle combat. The German army saw heavy losses and by 1918, they were close to disbandment.
Many people know Adolf Hitler as the Fuhrer of Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitler began his career as a German soldier in World War I.
After World War I, Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), and his party gained power quickly. Hitler first came to power through a series of legal maneuvers that allowed him to become Chancellor of Germany.
After the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler was able to consolidate power and become the Fuhrer. Hitler ruled Germany until the end of the war.
Adolf Hitler Quotes
What was Hitler’s famous line?
Only the mighty can bear defeat
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.
It is not the truth that matters, but victory.
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.
All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it.
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
History is nothing more than the great contest of egos.
The most dangerous enemy comes from within – from the heart and the head.
A revolution is not a dinner party.
There is nothing greater than the feeling of strength, nothing greater than the feeling of power, nothing greater than the instinctive impulse to crush another who has superior force.
“History will absolve me!” – I was only 31 years old when I made that prediction at my trial. Since then history has absolved me more than once..
I have only one fear, that is to see our banners lowered before the enemy.
In him who can no longer fight and stand alone, there rises … a mighty longing for a new community and for new companions … For him who has no people to be worthy of, life is not worth living.
In a political sport which I have made my life profession, I may add that the winner will never be asked if he told the truth.
Never forget that the best form of defense is Attack.
My only object is to destroy the enemies of my people – to wipe out the poison of hate which has entered their souls, and to restore peace and quiet.
Never despise your opponent because he is of a lower class. Your opponent may be worse than you, but your cause is just.
Never forget that the most sacred right on earth is man’s right to have the earth to till with his own hands, the most sacred sacrifice the blood that a man sheds for this earth.
Not words, but deeds will prove whether or not a people are worthy of freedom.”
The great masses of people do not consist of philosophers… For the masses of the people will never support anything but a strong authority.
The leader of the genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes. If he walks, he stumbles, if he is standing he falls.”
“It is essential for a young man to join a movement and try to be of some use in it.
“The best way of defying the enemy is to defeat him.
Finally…no description of Adolf Hitler, would be complete without his most famous, quoted line..
You must always remember that the best form of defense is attack!
Famous Adolf Hitler Quotes
What are the best Quotes from Adolf Hitler?
“He who would live must fight. He who doesn’t wish to fight in this world, where permanent struggle is the law of life, has not the right to exist.” -Adolf Hitler
“One must always be ready to do new things, even in the field of technology; for example, take an old machine and make it better.” -Adolf Hitler
“Everything has been invented that can be invented.” -Adolf Hitler
“The loss of freedom of the press is a mortal danger for every State. Freedom of expression in public speeches is also very dangerous for the State.” -Adolf Hitler
“Sooner will a camel pass through the eye of a needle, than a great man be found by an election.”- Adolf Hitler
“When you judge another, do so with mercy.” –Adolf Hitler
“If you want to shine like the sun, first you must burn like it.” -Adolf Hitler
“The struggle for peace will be used to kill people.” -Adolf Hitler
“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.” -Adolf Hitler
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” -Adolf Hitler
“If you want to shine like the sun, first you must burn like it.” -Adolf Hitler
“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.” -Adolf Hitler
“He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself.” -Adolf Hitler
“Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.”- Adof Hitler
“Learn to see things as they are, not as you want them to be.” -Adolf Hitler
“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.” -Adolf Hitler
“If you want to shine like the sun, first you must burn like it.” -Adolf Hitler
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Adolf Hitler
People may not always believe what you say, but they will believe what you do. -Adolf Hitler
“In the end, men follow not reason but faith.” -Adolf Hitler
“He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.” – Adolph Hitler
“Hate is more lasting than dislike.” -Adolf Hitler
“I refuse to grant to anyone the right to take our beautiful philosophy of life and turn it into a tool for his own use, and then trample it into the mud.”-Adolf Hitler
“We live in a dangerous world, but it is not dangerous if you know how to use it.”-Adolf Hitler
“I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.” -Adolf Hitler
World War 2 Quotes
The enemy win their battles from the air!
If you are going to die, die for your country.
I cannot help but admire the courage and determination of our enemies past and present.
“We were not cut out to be heroes-we never had it made-life was hard, dirty and tough!”
“It’s a good thing for generals that they always win their battles.”
The harder the tests become, the greater the need of joint effort!
The armed forces should be the last resort of a people.
War is the world’s great purifying factor.
“Our ability to kill and destroy is more powerful than any weapon, more powerful than any weapon we have ever invented.”
The cost of war is measured not in dollars and cents, but in the lives of young men.
“The first casualty when war comes is truth.”
“I believe that it was Clausewitz who said war was a continuation of policy by other means. For that intellectual giant, I would substitute the word politics. It has become politics to the exclusion of the value of human life cried out against in Washington.”
“War is a great destroyer of jobs.”
“No one is really a pacifist, because no one can really ignore violence in the world.”
“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness; that is life.” — Attributed to John Paul Getty, Jr..
“I went to war with the intention of killing everyone I met and I haven’t met anyone yet I wanted to kill.”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”
“All warfare is based on deception.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
“The truth will set you free.” — Gautama Buddha.
“The fact that all men cannot see alike is no argument why they should not try to see alike.”
“If you are not prepared to use the means necessary to achieve victory, you should withdraw from the conflict.” — Winston Churchill.
“War does not determine who is right, only who is left.”
“If we have a war on our hands, it must be a short one.”
“You can always tell when a politician is lying … it becomes apparent in his lips. A politician’s lips are the gateway to his soul.”
“No war is ever won without the destruction of enemy morale.”
“The generals and admirals are always saying that the next war will be an atomic war. Well, gentlemen, they have said that before.’ — Admiral William Leahy, President Harry Truman’s Chief of Staff.
“Losing plays right into our hands.” — Winston Churchill on the bombing of Dresden
“This is the most frightful thing that has happened in the history of mankind.” — Winston Churchill
“I have always thought that ultimately war is brought about by one man’s arrogance, and I believe it was Napoleon making a fatal mistake in Russia which led to his downfall.”— George Bernard Shaw.
“People who live in fear will always be afraid.” — John F Kennedy
31 “Nothing is so foolish as not learning from history.” — Winston Churchill
“We are going to have a short one.”
“If you tell people you’re building a bomb, they’ll believe you.” — Albert Einstein
“Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.” — John Wooden
“You can never win unless your opponent is sure that he will lose.”
“War does not reveal who is right, but reveals who is left.”
“I had to destroy the village in order to save it.”
“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.” — Robert Frost
“A good diplomat is one who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.” — Winston Churchill
“The tragedy of war will not be the death of soldiers, but rather the death of the human spirit” — George Santayana
“Ancient generals fought with spears. Modern generals fight with logistics.” — Winston Churchill
“The only thing worse than fighting with allies is fighting without them.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
“We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall never surrender.” — Winston Churchill
“In war there is no substitute for victory.” — Douglas MacArthur
World War 2 Quotes Winston Churchill
“No One Would Do Such Things
“You Cannot Kill an Idea”
“I will fight this war for the principles of freedom, democracy, and justice”
“In War There is No Substitute for Victory”
“We Shall Never Surrender!”
“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.”
“Never, never give up…never lose faith…”
“History Is Written by Winners”
“I’m the person who would be in charge if there was a war.”
“The worst thing that can happen to a cause is to have its best-qualified and ablest champions procrastinating about it until they are out of office, and then the cause is in its death agony before they have been able to act upon it…. Successive defeats do not shake the faith of the conqueror; we do.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going”
“The way to crush the devil’s advocates is to appeal to their self interest”
“The whole secret of procedure and government is first, last, and always yourself”
“I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire. My objective is too high: I seek not power but responsibility…not after power for power’s sake but because it gives strength…”
“The essence of democracy is that the people are represented by those who show up to do the job”
“I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire. My objective is too high: I seek not power but responsibility…not after power for power’s sake but because it gives strength…”
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The wonder to me is that so many are not aware of it. The best informed people are the ones most likely to be unrealistic.”
“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law”
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
“A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight begins”
“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”
“I am not the Messiah – but I am a very important person.”
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
“Hitler was mad but he wasn’t As mad as they made him out to be, he was just scared”
“We shall never surrender!”
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
“Truth is the soundest shield men can wear.”
“To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to choose the side with which things are most likely to end”
“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other poor bastard die for his”
“Every nation gets the government it deserves”
“The whole secret of procedure and government is first, last and always yourself.”