Adolf Hitler adeptly manufactured crises to usurp power, undermining the Weimar Republic's federal structure. By employing aggressive rhetoric, he aimed to consolidate authority and eliminate states' rights, claiming the Weimar Constitution was flawed. Hitler promoted centralism as a necessary alignment of policies while misleadingly presenting himself as a defender of state interests during his initial rise. His statements and actions reflected a strategic shift from federalism to authoritarianism, prioritizing national unity over constitutional protections in pursuit of his vision of governance.
I myself was once a federalist during my time in the opposition, but I have now come to the conviction that the Weimar constitution is fundamentally flawed.
The rest of the world watched in astonishment and glee as democratic leaders of the individual states, relying on the Weimar Constitution, did not hesitate to attack the Reich government.
The imposition of central authority should be seen not as the 'raping' of state sovereignty but rather as the 'alignment' of state policies with the central government's.
Hitler had said then, were the 'historic building blocks of the German nation.' He insisted that he had no intention of intruding on state sovereignty.
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