It will at any rate be my supreme task to see to it that in the newly awakened NSDAP, the adherents of both Confessions can live peacefully together side by side in order that they may take their stand in the common fight against the power which is the mortal foe of any true Christianity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker vows to ensure peaceful coexistence between different religious groups within the party to unite against a perceived common enemy.
- In plain terms
- We will keep different faiths peaceful in the party to fight our enemies together.
- What can you take from it?
- Interreligious unity is used instrumentally to pursue shared political goals.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How is religious unity used politically?
- What defines a common enemy for a party?
Another view
This tolerance is conditional and aimed at external enemies rather than mutual respect.
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