“Thus the question of how to regain German power is not: How shall we manufacture arms?, but: How do we create the spirit which enables a nation to bear arms? If this spirit governs a people, the will finds thousands of ways, each of which ends with a weapon!”
“* * * Oppressed countries are led back into the lap of a common Reich by a mighty sword and not by flaming protests. It is the task of the inner political leaders of a people to forge this sword; to safeguard the work of the smith and to seek comrades in arms in the task of the foreign policy.” (_2760-A-PS_)
Hitler’s writings and public utterances are full of declarations rationalizing the use of force and glorifying war. The following are typical:
“Always before God and the world, the stronger has the right to carry through his will. History proves it: He who has no might, has no use for might. (_2405-PS_)
“The political testament of the German People for its foreign policy should and must always follow this line of thought: Never tolerate the rise of two continental powers in Europe. See in every attempt to organize a second military power, * * * an attack against Germany and take therefrom not only the right but the duty to prevent by all means, including the use of arms, the rise of such a state, respectively to destroy such a state if it has already arisen. Take care that the strength of our people should have its foundation not in colonies but in the soil of the home country in Europe. Never consider the Reich as secured as long as it cannot give to every descendant of our people his own bit of soil for centuries to come; never forget that the most sacred right on this earth is the right to own the soil which one wants to cultivate and the most sacred sacrifice, the blood which is shed for this soil.” (_2760-A-PS_)
(_a_) _The Nazi Party leadership was the sole bearer of the doctrines of the Nazi Party._ The Party Organization Book declares:
“The Party as an instrument of ideological education, must grow to be the Leader Corps (_Fuehrer Korps_) of the German Nation.
“This Leader Corps is responsible for the complete penetration of the German Nation with the National Socialist spirit * * *” (_1893-PS_)
“The Party is the order of fuehrers. It is furthermore responsible for the spiritual ideological National Socialist direction of the German people.” (_1814-PS_)