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We are determined, as leaders of the nation, to fulfill as a national government the task which has been given to us, swearing fidelity only to God, our conscience, and our Volk. : This the national government will regard its first and foremost duty to restore the unity of spirit and purpose of our Volk. It will preserve and defend the foundations upon which the power of our nation rests. It will take Christianity, as the basis of our collective morality, and the family as the nucleus of our Volk and state, under its firm protection....May God Almighty take our work into his grace, give true form to our will, bless our insight, and endow us with the trust of our Volk.

Adolf Hitler#40

ReligionLeadershipMoralityNationalismUnityNation

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker pledges loyalty to God and conscience while promising to unify the nation and protect traditional institutions like Christianity and family.
In plain terms
We will lead the nation by protecting God, family, and unity.
What can you take from it?
Leadership claims divine and moral authority to unify a nation.

Where it applies

  • political speeches
  • national crises
  • government formation

Putting it to work

  • policy on family values
  • religious freedom laws
  • national unity campaigns

Questions to consider

  • What does unity require from citizens?
  • How should leaders balance conscience and power?

Another view

Such pledges often obscure specific policy details behind vague moral language.

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