"The State should not be a power without culture, and no
strength without beauty."
Fest, Joachim C.: Hitler, A Biography, Propylaen, Germany, 1973, p.110
"You idiot, if I wasn't a dreamer in my life, where would we be
today ?"
Fest, Joachim C.: Hitler, A Biography, Propylaen, Germany, 1973, p.45
- he thought that the contents [of art] should be understood by the people.
Healthy art has a healthy soul. Art should be uplifting, noble, idealistic. The family, the
working world, mythology, country life and landscape, the complete human body, or the hero
in war - these themes are worthy to be worked with by the artist.
Price, Billy F.: Adolf Hitler as Painter and Drawer", Gallant, Switzerland, 1983, p.8
- he saw the real legitimization of a politician in their cultural contributions.
Fest, Joachim C.: Hitler, A Biography, Propylaen, Germany, 1973, p.725