what is National Socialism” can be approached in two ways – (1) what was Hitlers original idea?
and (2) what happened in the Third Reich? 1. The intention The first question can be answered by going to the source, Mein Kampf. Itis a long book (almost 700 pages). It is not well organized. Much of it is no longer relevant. Here is a very brief overview, with excerpts from four chapters. Volume Two, Chapter 4: Personality and the Ideal of the People’s State — If you are new to the subject, this short chapter is a good place to start. Excerpt: “Accordingly a human community is well organized only when it facilitates to the highest possible degree individual creative forces and utilizes their work for the benefit of the community. The most valuable factor of an invention, whether it be in the world of material realities or in the world of abstract ideas, is the personality of the inventor himself. “The first and supreme duty of an organized folk community is to place the inventor in a position where he can be of the greatest benefit to all. Indeed the very purpose of the organization
