National Socialism is not a cult-movement-a movement for worship; it is exclusively a 'volkic' political doctrine based upon racial principles. In its purpose there is no mystic cult, only the care and leadership of a people defined by a common blood-relationship. : We will not allow mystically-minded occult folk with a passion for exploring the secrets of the world beyond to steal into our Movement. Such folk are not National Socialists, but something else-in any case something which has nothing to do with us. At the head of our programme there stand no secret surmisings but clear-cut perception and straightforward profession of belief. But since we set as the central point of this perception and of this profession of belief the maintenance and hence the security for the future of a being formed by God, we thus serve the maintenance of a divine work and fulfill a divine will-- not in the secret twilight of a new house of worship, but openly before the face of the Lord. : Our worship is exclusively the cultivation of the natural, and for that reason, because natural, therefore God-willed. Our humility is the unconditional submission before the divine laws of existence so far as they are known to us men.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hitler defines National Socialism as a political doctrine based on race, not a mystic cult, serving divine will through national security.
- In plain terms
- National Socialism is a political race based not a religious cult but serves God by protecting the people.
- What can you take from it?
- Political movements can claim divine purpose while focusing on racial leadership.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can politics serve divine will?
- Is nationalism a religion?
Another view
This conflates political aims with religious authority.
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