![]() It’s only Napoleon’s original vision, but he was a century ahead of his time.” Somebody has to be ruthless enough to do it, since the peoples with their ancient hatreds will never do it themselves. The balance of power is dangerous foolishness in the industrial age. The medieval jigsaw of nations is obsolete. He understands them, and he may just succeed. Hitler means to hammer out a united Europe. ![]() He uses racism because that’s the pure distillate of German romantic egotism, just as Lenin used utopian Marxism because it appealed to Russia’s messianic streak. He uses doctrines as he uses money, to get things done. I’m impressed with Hitler’s ability to use socialist prattle when necessary, and then discard it. The concentration camps are for anybody who still wants the socialist part of National Socialism." ![]() The big Nazis live like barons, like sultans. He’s frozen the German economy just as it was, smashed the labor unions, lengthened the working hours, cut the pay, and kept all the old rich crowd on top, the Krupps and Thyssens, the men who gave him the money to run for office. Hitler’s socialism was a sham to get a mob of gangsters into power. ![]() You may like it or detest it, but it’s new. The abolition of private property has created a new world. “The Russian Revolution is a radical change in history. ![]()
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