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I have been reading about the problems of youth. You know, with all the criticism that was levelled at von Schirach and his Hitler Jugend, it is forgotten that he did a fantastic thing with Germany's young. He kept them busy, he kept them out of trouble. In those years we did not have to concern ourselves with the worry of youths taking drugs, getting involved in crime, and sexual permissiveness. We did not have burning of national flags and draft cards. We had a healthy youth with healthy minds, all pulling together to build a nation. That is what we need today. We need to get them back on the right track.

Rudolf Hess#6

HistoryControlSocietyYouth

About this quote

What does it mean?
The author defends the Hitler Youth program as beneficial for keeping young people safe and unified.
In plain terms
He claims the youth program kept kids out of trouble and united for the nation.
What can you take from it?
Strict youth programs can suppress social issues.

Where it applies

  • educational policy
  • social control
  • historical debate

Putting it to work

  • studying youth programs
  • comparing historical eras
  • debating social order

Questions to consider

  • Is order worth the cost of freedom?
  • How do we evaluate past social policies?

Another view

It ignores the harmful indoctrination of youth.

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