My Battle Against Hitler Quotes

“Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience. —”
― Dietrich von Hildebrand, My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich

“Anti-Semitism was clearly not just anti-Christian and immoral but also quite foolish.”
― Dietrich von Hildebrand, My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich

“There were a host of people who viewed my rejection of National Socialism as exaggerated and who perceived my sharp tone as un-Austrian. Even many Austrians whose political views were relatively good found my stance too abrupt and not in keeping with Austrian sensibilities.”
― Dietrich von Hildebrand, My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich

“The relevance of von Hildebrand’s story has by no means diminished. Extremist ideologies are again growing around us, and we hesitate to describe them in their own language, for fear of provoking them to pursue their aims. Reading von Hildebrand reminds us that there is only one sure remedy against an ideology of hate, and that is to expose it to public criticism and to affirm what it denies. The ardent faith that inspired von Hildebrand is not easily recovered in our skeptical times. But through his love of truth and his brave opposition to a public culture of deception, he bore witness to values that we still share. Philosophy, for von Hildebrand, was a way of life and a commitment to freedom, in the face of ideologies that promise utopia while causing only destruction and death.”
― Dietrich von Hildebrand, My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich

“architect Gropius.”
― Dietrich von Hildebrand, My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich