Communication Quote by Ian Kershaw
“Hitler frequently demonstrated diffidence and unease in dealings with individuals which contrasted diametrically with his self-confident mastery in exploiting the emotions of his listeners in the theatrical setting of a major speech.”
![“[Interminable monologues] became an issue only late in [Adolf] Hitler's life. He became repetitive after the war started going badly in Russia. He wasn't like this earlier on, he could be very funny in our small group, very relaxed, teasing and it was just a relaxed atmosphere.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/195/gretl-braun-9500_atmosphere_interminable-monologues-became-an-issue_2954326.jpg)
![“Perhaps the difference between us was that he [Adolf Hitler] took things seriously which seemed to me quite unimportant. Yes, this was one of his typical traits; everything aroused his interest and disturbed him – to nothing was he indifferent.” quote by August Kubizek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d5a/august-kubizek-72854_adolf-hitler_perhaps-the-difference-between-us-was-th_525528.jpg)
![“Hitler ... lacked the [inclination] for anything more than the occasional sensational display of emotion, in particular the great set-piece speech which mesmerized the mob and left him drained of ... energy.” quote by John Keegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd3/john-keegan-14504_display_hitler-lacked-the-inclination-for-anythi_97177.jpg)
![“Within the Nazi Party, the beginnings of a personality cult around Hitler go back to the year before the [Munich] putsch... Outside these small groups of fanatical Bavarian Nazis, Hitler's image and reputation at this time - so far as the wider German public took any notice of him at all - was…” quote by Ian Kershaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/105/ian-kershaw-35887_capable_within-the-nazi-party-the-beginnings-of_2259725.jpg)
