Ability Quote by Volker Ullrich

“It is one of the great examples,” as Friedrich Meinecke, the eminent German historian, said, “of the singular and incalculable power of personality in…

— William L. Shirer

Hitler's success was not based on his extraordinary gifts alone. His genius was an intuitive sense of the mushiness, the character flaws, the weakness…

— Pat Buchanan

Hitler was without a doubt exceptional in his criminal deeds. Yet in many respects, he was not at all out of the ordinary.

— Volker Ullrich

“Yet how could I not have believed Hitler a genius and unique when every day I saw and heard how the major personalities of…

— Heinz Linge

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…

— Ian Kershaw

Hitler was an avid reader, a passion that stayed with him through all the phases of his career.

— Volker Ullrich

After the many rumours that we had heard about Hitler and the published criticisms we had read about him, we were pleasantly impressed. His…

— Hjalmar Schacht

Hitler appeared, a man with limited intellectual abilities and unfit for any useful work, bursting with envy and bitterness against all whom circumstance and…

— Albert Einstein

[Adolf] Hitler had a very strong adolescent side to him, emotionally he was like a boy in certain things, like film stars and gossip.

— Gretl Braun

[Adolf Hitler] had a very definite charm which enthralled most people who got to know him.

— Gretl Braun

In the beginning [Hitler] was genial and pleasant. He would have extraordinary willpower and unheard-of influence on people.

— Hermann Goring

Hitler was never more than average as an artist. His great talent was for the games of politics.

— Volker Ullrich