Unlike Mussolini [Hitler] spurned the 'proletariat' and its Marxism, which was as bad as Christianity in his eyes, for it, too, was the faith of the downtrodden and the weak. In Vienna perhaps, certainly later in Munich, Hitler picked up, with a smattering of Nietzsche, the opposite religion of the strong.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This quote contrasts Hitler with Mussolini, claiming Hitler rejected Marxism and Christianity as faiths of the weak and embraced the religion of the strong.
- In plain terms
- He rejected weak faiths like Marxism and Christianity for strength.
- What can you take from it?
- Strength is framed as the opposite of compassion or faith.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is strength a valid moral principle?
- How are the weak treated in politics?
Another view
It equates strength with moral superiority over the downtrodden.
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