Adolf Hitler Speech: April 12 1922

1. Economic Collapse & Reparations

Germany left with enormous war debt (7–8 billion marks) plus reparations.

Workers’ labor benefits foreign creditors, not Germany.

Reparations will keep Germany in perpetual debt, leading to loss of land and “enslavement of labor.”

November 1918 (end of WWI) marked not liberation, but the beginning of Germany’s collapse.

2. Loss of Sovereignty

Military prerogatives and financial independence lost after WWI.

Reparations Commission means Germany is no longer politically independent.

Germany reduced to a “colony of the outside world.”

3. Criticism of the Revolution & Democracy

Claims the Revolution brought no real social gains (eight-hour day, political rights, or freedom).

Treaties were imposed without genuine popular consent.

Freedom is superficial; people are afraid to speak openly.

Democracy depicted as “Jewish” and destructive to true Aryan leadership.

4. Attack on Capitalism & Jews

Banks and stock exchanges flourished after the collapse.

International Jewish finance accused of profiting from Germany’s misery.

Jews portrayed as parasitic, unproductive, and exploitative.

Soviet Russia depicted as controlled by Jews who live in luxury while millions starve.

The “Jewish danger” presented as the root cause of both capitalism and Bolshevism.

5. Criticism of Left & Right Politics

The Left: accused of leading toward Bolshevism, keeping workers divided, and using lies to maintain power.

The Right: accused of being weak, short-sighted, and too focused on petty politics or monarchism.

Both sides fail to recognize the real racial and national struggle.

6. National Socialism as the Solution

Hitler outlines seven principles as the foundation of the movement:

National + Social are identical (nationalism and socialism combined).

No class division among Germans – only one people united by blood.

Race-based worldview – Aryans value work for community, Jews exploit others.

Economic prosperity requires political freedom – reject internationalism.

Fanatical nationalism – state must be controlled by Germans for Germans.

Power depends on will, not numbers – minorities with energy can shape history.

Truth must be acted upon – willpower is essential for change.

7. Appeal to Religion

Hitler portrays Jesus as a fighter against Jews, not as a passive sufferer.

Claims Christian duty requires opposing Jewish influence.

Pity for German workers tied to Christian morality.

8. Call for Resistance & New Faith

Movement began by denouncing the Treaty of Versailles as criminal.

Hitler positions himself as an early “agitator” warning of dangers (loss of Silesia, occupation of Ruhr, reparations, Jewish influence).

Claims German people need a new faith, a clear goal, and a unifying belief system.

Presents National Socialism as that faith, promising strength, unity, and salvation for Germany.