That quote is from the last chapter, "The Right to Self-Defence". That book is filled with quotable material and invaluable insights, showing us exactly why Germans wanted him to be their leader.
He concisely described where most nations are right now:
"After we had laid down our arms, in November 1918, a policy was adopted which, as far as man could foretell, was bound to lead gradually to our complete subjugation.
"Analogous examples culled from history show that those nations which lay down their arms without being absolutely forced to do so, subsequently prefer to submit to the greatest humiliations and exactions rather than try to change their fate by resorting to arms again.
"That can be explained on purely human grounds. A shrewd conqueror will always enforce his demands on the conquered only by stages, as far as that is possible.
"Then he may be reasonably certain that a people who have lost all strength of character (which is always true of every nation that voluntarily submits to the threats of an opponent) will not find in any of these acts of oppression, if one be enforced apart from the other, sufficient grounds for taking up arms again.
"The more often the conquered nation submits to extortion, the less justifiable in its eyes is the final revolt against a fresh and apparently isolated, but constantly recurring act of extortion, especially if more and greater misfortunes have already been borne in silence and with patience."
When abuse is tolerated, it quickly ceases to be viewed as abuse at all, and is soon considered entirely just and righteous.
This holds true in the eyes of the perpetrator, their victims, and bystanders alike. For, if it was not just and righteous, surely, it would not be tolerated. This translates equally from interpersonal relations to international ones.
Never tolerate abuse. Or else you deserve it.
Likewise, if someone takes action to defend you from abuse, then have their back and defend them viciously. They must suffer no consequences for their intervention. For the only way their actions will be recognized as just and righteous is if they get away with it unpunished.
Yes, but Hitler was a master of rhetoric, and the book's audience was Germans who were still suffering from the sanctions imposed by the Versailles Treaty only seven years previously. He wrote the second volume of Mein Kampf in 1925. This wasn't history for them, this was their reality.
I finally read it when someone posted a quote on a gamergate board back in the day, it perfectly encapsulated the anti-gamers. Except uncle H was talking about jews.
[ + ] HughBriss
[ - ] HughBriss 5 points 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 08:32:04 ago (+5/-0)
He concisely described where most nations are right now:
"After we had laid down our arms, in November 1918, a policy was adopted which, as far as man could foretell, was bound to lead gradually to our complete subjugation.
"Analogous examples culled from history show that those nations which lay down their arms without being absolutely forced to do so, subsequently prefer to submit to the greatest humiliations and exactions rather than try to change their fate by resorting to arms again.
"That can be explained on purely human grounds. A shrewd conqueror will always enforce his demands on the conquered only by stages, as far as that is possible.
"Then he may be reasonably certain that a people who have lost all strength of character (which is always true of every nation that voluntarily submits to the threats of an opponent) will not find in any of these acts of oppression, if one be enforced apart from the other, sufficient grounds for taking up arms again.
"The more often the conquered nation submits to extortion, the less justifiable in its eyes is the final revolt against a fresh and apparently isolated, but constantly recurring act of extortion, especially if more and greater misfortunes have already been borne in silence and with patience."
[ + ] GloryBeckons
[ - ] GloryBeckons 3 points 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 14:15:17 ago (+3/-0)*
This holds true in the eyes of the perpetrator, their victims, and bystanders alike. For, if it was not just and righteous, surely, it would not be tolerated. This translates equally from interpersonal relations to international ones.
Never tolerate abuse. Or else you deserve it.
Likewise, if someone takes action to defend you from abuse, then have their back and defend them viciously. They must suffer no consequences for their intervention. For the only way their actions will be recognized as just and righteous is if they get away with it unpunished.
[ + ] TheYiddler
[ - ] TheYiddler 0 points 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 08:47:35 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] HughBriss
[ - ] HughBriss 2 points 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 09:25:56 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] ForgottenMemes
[ - ] ForgottenMemes 0 points 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 14:59:29 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Lordbananafist
[ - ] Lordbananafist 1 point 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 09:35:05 ago (+2/-1)
...with labor camps ok
[ + ] lord_nougat
[ - ] lord_nougat 0 points 2.5 yearsNov 5, 2021 01:38:23 ago (+0/-0)