If we had fifty Eichmann's, we would have won the war.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Muller suggests that having more leaders like Eichmann would have secured victory in the war. It implies Eichmann represented effective Nazi leadership.
- In plain terms
- More leaders like Eichmann would have won the war.
- What can you take from it?
- Leadership efficiency was prioritized over morality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a leader effective?
- Can efficiency justify immorality?
Another view
It frames genocide and bureaucracy as virtues to be replicated.
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