"Similarly, Nazi leaders in Germany do not fear possible national economic ruin in wartime. They feel that, whatever happens, they will remain on top, that the worse matters become, the more dependent on them will be the propertied classes. And if the worst comes to the worst, they are prepared to sacrifice all other interests to maintain their hold on the State.
If they themselves must go, they are ready to pull the temple down with them."
From the preface to The Vampire Economy - Doing Business Under Fascism by Gunter Reiman, September 1939
Excellent find. I’ll have to dig that one up. Books from that era contain insights that just aren’t taught today.
And we sure seem to be going down that road, aren’t we?