It Is Thus Necessary That The Individual Should Finally Come To Realize
That His Own Ego Is Of No Importance In Comparison With The Existence
Of His Natio
It is thus necessary that the individual should finally come to realize
that his own ego is of no importance in comparison with the existence
of his nation; that the position of the individual ego is conditioned
solely by the interests of the nation as a whole...that above all the
unity of a nation's spirit and will are worth far more than the freedom
of the spirit and will of an individual... This state of mind, which
subordinates the interests of the ego to the conservation of the
community, is really the first premise for every truly human
culture...The basic attitude from which such activity arises, we call - to
distinguish it from egoism and selfishness - idealism. By this we
understand only the individual's capacity to make sacrifices for the
community, for his fellow men.
-- Adolf Hitler at Buckeburg, Oct 7, 1933
