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Mein Kampf Quotes 
 

Hitler’s Control of the Masses: 

“The great masses of the people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.” 

“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” 

“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” 

“By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise.” 
 
 
 

About the Jewish Citizens: 

“The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.” 

“The Jew has always been a people with definite racial characteristics and never a religion.” 

“Conscience is a Jewish invention.” 
 
 
 

About Dictatorship: 

“Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be 'discovered' by an election.” 
 
 
 

About Religion: 

“Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: 'by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.” 
 
 
 

About America: 

“I don't see much future for the Americans ... it's a decayed country. And they have their racial problem, and the problem of social inequalities ... my feelings against Americanism are feelings of hatred and deep repugnance ... everything about the behavior of American society reveals that it's half Judaised, and the other half negrified. How can one expect a State like that to hold together?” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mr. Hughes      Name:_________________________________________

WWII 

Mein Kampf Quotes 

Directions: Written below are several quotes from Adolf Hitler’s book, “Mein Kampf.” These quotes focus on a variety of subjects ranging from his view on propaganda, to his opinion of the United States. You are to read each quote, and then:

  1. Put the quote in your own words
  2. Explain how it played a role in the Interwar Years.
  3. Explain how it contributed to the rise of Hitler.
 

Propaganda 

“The great masses of the people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.” 

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“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed. Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” 

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“By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise.” 

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About those of the Jewish Faith 

“The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.” 

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“The Jew has always been a people with definite racial characteristics and never a religion.” 

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“Conscience is a Jewish invention.” 

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About Democracy 

“Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be 'discovered' by an election.” 

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About Religion 

“Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: 'by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.” 

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About America: 

“I don't see much future for the Americans ... it's a decayed country. And they have their racial problem, and the problem of social inequalities ... my feelings against Americanism are feelings of hatred and deep repugnance ... everything about the behavior of American society reveals that it's half Judaised, and the other half negrified. How can one expect a State like that to hold together?” 

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