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Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Hess Biography

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German politician and the Deputy Führer of Nazi Germany, known for his solo peace mission to Britain in 1941 and later as a war criminal.

German politician and the Deputy Führer of Nazi Germany, known for his solo peace mission to Britain in 1941 and later as a war criminal.

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“National Socialism would have every German decide for himself on spiritual questions, just as in the days of Frederick the Great. The National Socialist state gives to the church what belongs to the church, and to the state what belongs to the state.”

Giving States Spiritual Church Socialism Socialist

Author:Rudolf Hess

“I hope that the outside world will realise that Hitler's government has no idea of steering towards war, even though this has often been asserted abroad. As Adolf Hitler himself has said, Germany has no need of another war to avenge the loss of her military honour, because she never lost that honour. Germany does not want war of any kind. Germany wants real and abiding peace.”

World Want Needs Kind Doe Said Ideas War Real Government Lost Loss Military No Idea Germany Honour Realising Abiding Outside World Steering

Author:Rudolf Hess

“Normally the great men that we admire from a distance lose their magic when one knows them well. With Hitler the opposite is true.”

Knows Men Wells Loses Magic Opposites Distance Admire Great Men

Author:Rudolf Hess

“Hitler's strength as a leader is that he almost always works through the power of his persuasion; rarely does he command.”

Doe Leader Command Persuasion

Author:Rudolf Hess

“How often has Hitler said to me: 'I know that my decision or action is correct. I cannot explain at the moment why, but I feel that it is right and the future will prove it so'.”

Knows Feels Said Moments Action Decision Prove Prove It

Author:Rudolf Hess

“The dogmatist will listen to everyone's opinion, and then affirm to himself his godliness.”

Opinion Godliness

Author:Rudolf Hess

“We all believe we have found the finest of diktat that applies our perfect future, but do we believe the world needs referees.”

World Needs Believe Found Peace Perfect Harmony Finest Referee

Author:Rudolf Hess

“Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes! It will cease producing them, cease knowing them. Heroes spring from the essence of their people. A people without heroes is a people without leaders, for only a heroic leader is a true leader able to withstand the challenge of difficult times.”

People Able Fear Difficult Challenges Leader Knowing Failing Atheism Hero Honor Spring Essence Rage Cease Heroic Woe Difficult Times True Leader

Author:Rudolf Hess

“My coming to England in this way is, as I realize, so unusual that nobody will easily understand it. I was confronted by a very hard decision. I do not think I could have arrived at my final choice unless I had continually kept before my eyes the vision of an endless line of children's coffins with weeping mothers behind them, both English and German, and another line of coffins of mothers with mourning children.”

Thinking Way Children Hard Eye Mother Choices Realizing Lines Decision Behinds Vision England Finals Endless Mourning Unusual Weeping Coffins Hard Decision

Author:Rudolf Hess

“History is not ended. It will sooner or later take up the threads apparently broken off forever and knit them together in a new pattern.”

Together Forever Broken Patterns Thread Sooner Or Later

Book:Prisoner of Peace

Source: Prisoner of Peace

“Hitler is simply pure reason incarnate”

Author:Rudolf Hess

“Certainly, I signed a statement that I killed two and a half million Jews. But I could just as well have said that it was five million Jews. There are certain methods by which any confession can be obtained, whether it is true or not.”

Wells Said Two Certain Half Millions Five Method Jew Statements Confession

Author:Rudolf Hess

About the Author

Born: April 26, 1894
Died: August 17, 1987
Known for: Author
Quotes: 12

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