I think the only way one can arrive at an understanding of his anti-Semitism growing all the time is because in America your Mr. Roosevelt had his brain trust which was made up of so many Jews, Felix Frankfurter, Claude Pepper - was it Pepper? I can't recall the other names. Oh yes, Morgenthau. It made Hitler feel more and more that an international conspiracy had caused the war, with the Jews behind it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suggests Roosevelt's advisors fueled Hitler's anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
- In plain terms
- He blamed Hitler's anti-Semitism on Jewish influence in America.
- What can you take from it?
- Blaming others for one's biases.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do leaders justify prejudice?
- What role do external factors play?
Another view
Excuses hate by blaming external actors.
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