“We thank God that the inner spirit of our German democracy will of itself prevent the chance careerist, who may be intellectually worthless and a moral twister, from coming by devious ways to a position in which he may govern his fellow- citizens. The fear of undertaking such far-reaching responsibilities, under German democracy, will scare off the ignorant and the feckless. But should it happen that such a person might creep in surreptitiously it will be easy enough to identify him and apostrophize him ruthlessly, somewhat thus: “Be off, you scoundrel. Don’t soil these steps with your feet; Because these are the steps that lead to the portals of the Pantheon of History, and they are not meant for place-hunters but for men of noble character.” \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Adolph Hitler.<\/p>\n
Excerpted from “Mein Kampf”, written in 1924 while imprisoned for attempting to overthrow the Austrian\u00a0 Government.<\/p>\n
Two things: Anyone with foresight who read the book back then could have foreseen the coming “Holocaust”, and much of what he said almost 100 years ago is germane to our times, particularly in the political sphere.<\/p>\n
Islander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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