Joseph Goebbels  

“The year 1789 is hereby erased from history” --Joseph Goebbels as newly appointed Nazi Minister for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, radio broadcast of April 1, 1933

"We enter the Reichstag to arm ourselves with the weapons of democracy. If democracy is foolish enough to give us free railway passes and salaries, that is its problem. It does not concern us. Any way of bringing about the revolution is fine by us."--"Why Do We Want to Join the Reichstag?" (1928) by Joseph Goebbels The following essay was published in Der Angriff, 30 April 1928. Goebbels satirically discusses the Nazi reasons for running for parliament. This is part of the campaign for the May 1928 Reichstag elections. Goebbels managed to get himself elected, despite (or perhaps because of) his less than respectful approach to the parliamentary institutions. The source: I take the text from Joseph Goebbels, Der Angriff. Aufsätze aus der Kampfzeit(Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1935), pp. 71-73.