The Cause of Hitler’s Germany

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“A truly revolutionary idea…. Clear, tight, disciplined, beautifully structured, and brilliantly reasoned.” —Ayn Rand. Self-sacrifice, Oriental mysticism, racial “truth,” the public good, doing one’s duty—these are among the seductive catchphrases that circulated in pre-Nazi Germany. Objectivist author and philosopher Leonard Peikoff was Ayn Rand’s long-time associate. InThe Cause of Hitler’s Germany—previously published inThe Ominous Parallels—Peikoff demonstrates how unreason and collectivism led the seemingly civilized German society to become a Nazi regime. About the Author......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Introduction by Ayn Rand......Page 8 1 | The Cause of Nazism......Page 11 2 | The Totalitarian Universe......Page 22 3 | Hitler’s War Against Reason......Page 39 4 | The Ethics of Evil......Page 60 5 | United They Fell......Page 88 6 | The Emotionalist Republic......Page 108 7 | The Nazi Synthesis......Page 125 8 | The Culture of Hatred......Page 134 9 | The Killers Take Over......Page 157 10 | Hitler in Power......Page 170 11 | The Concentration Camps......Page 176 NOTES......Page 197 INDEX......Page 207