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God the Almighty has made our nation. By defending its existence we are defending His work. : Only He can relieve me of this duty Who called me to it. It was in the hand of Providence to snuff me out by the bomb that exploded only one and a half meters from me on July 20, and thus to terminate my life's work. That the Almighty protected me on that day I consider a renewed affirmation of the task entrusted to me. : Therefore, it is all the more necessary on this twelfth anniversary of the rise to power to strengthen the heart more than ever before and to steel ourselves in the holy determination to wield the sword, no-matter where and under what circumstances, until final victory crowns our efforts. : In the years to come I shall continue on this road, uncompromisingly safeguarding my people's interests, oblivious to all misery and danger, and filled with the holy conviction that God the Almighty will not abandon him who, during all his life, had no desire but to save his people from a fate it had never deserved, neither by virtue of its number nor by way of its importance. : In vowing ourselves to one another, we are entitled to stand before the Almighty and ask Him for His grace and His blessing. No people can do more than that everybody who can fight, fights, and that everybody who can work, works, and that they all sacrifice in common, filled with but one thought: to safeguard freedom and national honor and thus the future of life.

Adolf Hitler#85

ReligionWarLeadershipDestinyDutySurvival

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker claims defending the nation is defending God’s work and interprets surviving an assassination attempt as divine approval to continue fighting.
In plain terms
Defending the nation defends God; surviving assassination proves I must fight until victory.
What can you take from it?
Survival signals divine duty to fight on.

Where it applies

  • leadership crisis
  • military defense
  • political survival

Putting it to work

  • frame leadership as divine duty

Questions to consider

  • Does survival imply divine will?
  • Can attacks strengthen resolve?

Another view

Survival does not prove divine approval.

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