--- title: "4 Hitler Quotes By Rudolf Hess" description: "4 Hitler quotes by Rudolf Hess. Plus more from Rudolf Hess and more Hitler sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/rudolf-hess-38008_funny_hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate-2_236164.png" --- > [Hitler is simply pure reason incarnate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/rudolf-hess-38008_funny_hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate-2_236164.png) > [Normally the great men that we admire from a distance lose their magic when one knows them well. With Hitler the opposite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/normally-the-great-men-that-we-admire-from-a-distance-lose-their/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/rudolf-hess-38008_admire_normally-the-great-men-that-we-admire-fr_2334500.png) > [Hitler's strength as a leader is that he almost always works through the power of his persuasion; rarely does he command.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/hitler-s-strength-as-a-leader-is-that-he-almost-always-works-through/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/rudolf-hess-38008_command_hitler-s-strength-as-a-leader-is-that-he_2549868.png) > [How often has Hitler said to me: 'I know that my decision or action is correct. I cannot explain at the moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/how-often-has-hitler-said-to-me-i-know-that-my-decision-or-action-is/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/rudolf-hess-38008_action_how-often-has-hitler-said-to-me-i-know-t_2719815.png) ## Other authors on Hitler - [Gretl Braun 47 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/gretl-braun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-alfred-nestor-21532.jpg) Alfred Nestor 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/alfred-nestor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-l-shirer-95650.jpg) William L. Shirer 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/william-l-shirer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-winston-churchill-96197.jpg) Winston Churchill 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/winston-churchill/) - [Volker Ullrich 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/volker-ullrich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-erik-larson-33685.jpg) Erik Larson 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/erik-larson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wilhelm-reich-95009.jpg) Wilhelm Reich 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/wilhelm-reich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ian-kershaw-42933.jpg) Ian Kershaw 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/ian-kershaw/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-carlin-37578.jpg) George Carlin 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/george-carlin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-timothy-snyder-882.jpg) Timothy Snyder 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/timothy-snyder/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/kurt-vonnegut/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hermann-goring-41903.jpg) Hermann Goring 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/hermann-goring/) ## More by Rudolf Hess > [I hope that the outside world will realise that Hitler's government has no idea of steering towards war, even though this has often been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/i-hope-that-the-outside-world-will-realise-that-hitler-s-government/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [Hitler is simply pure reason incarnate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [History is not ended. It will sooner or later take up the threads apparently broken off forever and knit them together in a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/history-is-not-ended-it-will-sooner-or-later-take-up-the-threads/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [We all believe we have found the finest of diktat that applies our perfect future, but do we believe the world needs referees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/we-all-believe-we-have-found-the-finest-of-diktat-that-applies-our/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [Certainly, I signed a statement that I killed two and a half million Jews. But I could just as well have said that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/certainly-i-signed-a-statement-that-i-killed-two-and-a-half-million/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [My coming to England in this way is, as I realize, so unusual that nobody will easily understand it. I was confronted by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/my-coming-to-england-in-this-way-is-as-i-realize-so-unusual-that/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [National Socialism would have every German decide for himself on spiritual questions, just as in the days of Frederick the Great. The National Socialist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/national-socialism-would-have-every-german-decide-for-himself-on/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes! It will cease producing them, cease knowing them. Heroes spring from the essence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/woe-to-the-people-that-fails-to-honor-its-heroes-it-will-cease/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [Normally the great men that we admire from a distance lose their magic when one knows them well. With Hitler the opposite is true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/normally-the-great-men-that-we-admire-from-a-distance-lose-their/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [Hitler's strength as a leader is that he almost always works through the power of his persuasion; rarely does he command.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/hitler-s-strength-as-a-leader-is-that-he-almost-always-works-through/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [The dogmatist will listen to everyone's opinion, and then affirm to himself his godliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/the-dogmatist-will-listen-to-everyone-s-opinion-and-then-affirm-to/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) > [How often has Hitler said to me: 'I know that my decision or action is correct. I cannot explain at the moment why, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/how-often-has-hitler-said-to-me-i-know-that-my-decision-or-action-is/) [Rudolf Hess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-hess/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/rudolf-hess/#itemlist", "name": "4 Hitler Quotes By Rudolf Hess", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hitler is simply pure reason incarnate", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rudolf Hess" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-hess/hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/rudolf-hess-38008_funny_hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate-2_236164.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/rudolf-hess-38008_funny_hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate-2_236164.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/rudolf-hess-38008_funny_hitler-is-simply-pure-reason-incarnate-2_236164.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hitler is simply pure reason incarnate” — Rudolf Hess", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Normally the great men that we admire from a distance lose their magic when one knows them well. 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