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What does it mean?
He says he welcomed criticism and diverse opinions, even when they opposed his Nazi views.
In plain terms
He claimed to accept critical opinions without seeing them as enemies.
What can you take from it?
Open debate can be presented as a virtue even in extremist contexts.

Where it applies

  • public debates
  • private conversations

Putting it to work

  • propaganda
  • self‑justification

Questions to consider

  • How genuine is this openness?
  • What purpose does it serve?

Another view

The claim likely masks underlying intolerance.

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