Albert Speer
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born
March 19, 1905
in Mannheim, Germany
died
September 01, 1981
gender
male
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“...being in a position to know and nevertheless shunning knowledge creates direct responsibility for the consequences...”
― Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich
― Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich
“As I see it today, Hitler and Goebbels were in fact molded by the mob itself, guided by its yearnings and its daydreams. Of course, Goebbels and Hitler knew how to penetrate through to the instincts of their audiences; but in the deeper sense they derived their whole existence from these audiences. Certainly the masses roared to the beat set by Hitler's and Goebbels' baton; yet they were not the true conductors. The mob determined the theme. To compensate for misery, insecurity, unemployment, and hopelessness, this anonymous assemblage wallowed for hours at a time in obsessions, savagery and license. The personal unhappiness caused by the breakdown of the economy was replaced by a frenzy that demanded victims. By lashing out at their opponents and vilifying the Jews, they gave expression and direction to fierce primal passions.”
― Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich
― Albert Speer, Inside the Third Reich
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