Hjalmar Schacht

After the many rumours that we had heard about Hitler and the published criticisms we had read about him, we were pleasantly impressed. His appearance was neither pretentious nor affected. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#affected #after #appearance #criticisms #had

Allied supplies of arms to Russia, and the manpower reserves of Russia have been sufficient to bring continuous counter-attacks against our Eastern Front. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#allied #arms #been #bring #continuous

But the memory of war weighs undiminished upon the people's minds. That is because deeper than material wounds, moral wounds are smarting, inflicted by the so- called peace treaties. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#called #deeper #inflicted #material #memory

Germany stays and falls with the success of the policy of Hitler. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#germany #hitler #policy #stays #success

I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#approval #assure #complete #does #everything

Instead of a weak and vacillating Government, a single, purposeful, energetic personality is ruling today. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#government #instead #personality #purposeful #ruling

It has been shown that, in contrast to everything which classical national economy has hitherto taught, not the producer but the consumer is the ruling factor in economic life. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#classical #consumer #contrast #economic #economic life

It stands, essentially, for the application of increased energy to the efforts already undertaken by my ministry since 1934 with the results shown in the above statistics. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#already #application #efforts #energy #essentially

Material loss can be made up through renewed labor, but the moral wrong which has been inflicted upon the conquered peoples, in the peace dictates, leaves a burning scar on the people's conscience. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#burning #conquered #conscience #dictates #inflicted

Rules are to be initiated for the allotment of scarce raw materials etc; and their use and processing for other than war, or otherwise absolutely vital, goods is prohibited. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#etc #goods #initiated #materials #other