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Hitler was the real-life German dictator and leader of the Nazi Party who rose to power as Führer in 1934, initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland in September of 1939 and engineered the Holocaust. A fascist despot responsible for the deaths of millions—including six million European Jews who were murdered in concentration camps across Europe—Hitler’s racially-motivated ideology led to the systematic large-scale slaughtering of Jews and members of numerous other political, religious, and social minorities whom he and his followers deemed Untermenschen, or "subhuman.” Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945, just two days after the death of Benito Mussolini, as Soviet troops advanced on his residence. Hitler is universally regarded as one of history’s most evil, “gravely immoral” figures.
Adolf Hitler Quotes in The Plot Against America
The The Plot Against America quotes below are all either spoken by Adolf Hitler or refer to Adolf Hitler . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
“Alvin’s going to go to Canada and join the Canadian army,” he said. “He’s going to fight for the British against Hitler.”
“But nobody can beat Roosevelt,” I said.
“Lindbergh’s going to. America’s going to go fascist.”
Then we just stood there together under the intimidating spell of the three portraits [of Lindbergh.]
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Adolf Hitler Character Timeline in The Plot Against America
The timeline below shows where the character Adolf Hitler appears in The Plot Against America. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Vote for Lindbergh or Vote for War
...and Lindbergh began taking trips to Nazi Germany. Lindbergh’s public expressions of admiration for Adolf Hitler turned him into a figure who, by the time Philip began school in 1938, provoked...
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...refused to return the medal bestowed on him by Air Marshal Göring on behalf of Hitler himself, unwilling to perpetrate an “unnecessary insult” against the Nazis. In 1938, Lindbergh was the...
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...Lindberghs moved home to America from Europe and resume life in the public eye. As Hitler’s armies invaded and occupied country after country, Lindbergh, on a public speaking tour, began insisting...
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...cousin Alvin, who wants to join the Canadian Army and fight for the British against Hitler. Sandy urges Philip not to tell anyone about the portraits—he has told their parents he...
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...realizes that all of his stamps bearing Washington’s face have been replaced with stamps bearing Hitler’s visage—all of his other stamps have been covered in giant swastikas.
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Chapter 2: Loudmouth Jew
...Lindbergh’s anti-war stance. When Lindbergh, weeks after his inauguration, traveled to Iceland to meet with Hitler and draw up a document known as the “Iceland Understanding,” guaranteeing America’s isolationist stance—and then...
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...unreservedly about their family’s Jewishness and resultant dislike of Lindbergh, who is a “friend” of Hitler. Bess urges Herman, as she has been doing the entire vacation, to keep his voice...
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Chapter 3: Following Christians
On June 22nd, 1941, as Hitler’s armies march east toward Russia and break the Hitler-Stalin Non-Aggression Pact, Lindbergh delivers a State...
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...fall to fascism because nobody in America is willing to criticize Lindbergh for kowtowing to Hitler.
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...as he tries to understand how Bengelsdorf can support a president who aligns himself with Hitler. When Bengelsdorf mentions that Alvin is coming home to convalesce with the Roths, Philip becomes...
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...as he did at his Madison Square Garden rally, that all of Lindbergh’s dealings with Hitler were done with the intent of spying on the German Air Force on behalf of...
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...be Christians; without Christians, there would be no anti-Semitism; without anti-Semitism, there would be no Hitler. Philip is so deep in thought that he hardly notices when the man he and...
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Chapter 5: Never Before
The agent continues pressing Philip, asking if the boys mentioned Hitler or called anyone “fascist.” Philip becomes afraid that the agent overheard him swearing at the...
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...house in honor of the Nazis’ Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop—the negotiator who was at Hitler’s side during the drafting of the Iceland Understanding. The liberal press decries the White House’s...
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...Madison Square Garden rally of their own. FDR himself speaks out against both Lindbergh and Hitler decrying the former’s “shameless courting” of the latter. In response, Lindbergh goes on a flying...
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...Sandy to shut his mouth. Sandy tells Herman that he is a “dictator worse than Hitler.” Herman, stunned, turns away—but Bess reaches out and strikes Sandy across the face. It is...
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Chapter 6: Their Country
...that he believes Lindbergh has agreed to Homestead 42 in exchange for a negotiation with Hitler stating that the Führer will spare England from invasion.
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Chapter 7: The Winchell Riots
...his country, he will have to use it. Mr. Cucuzza states that he loves America, too—Hitler and Mussolini make him sick.
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Chapter 8: Bad Days
...in the Atlantic, hopped aboard a German U-boat, and flown to German to meet with Hitler. La Guardia issues a statement condemning Lindbergh’s treason. Though martial law is still in place,...
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...ignorance, malice, stupidity, hatred, and fear” that has seized the nation. La Guardia suggests that Hitler is leading a campaign of misinformation aimed at American Jews.
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...long as they complied with orders from Berlin. Lindbergh’s entire presidency, then, was engineered by Hitler himself—Lindbergh was a tool in a larger plot against America, complying with whatever the Nazis...
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