.,
1934)), he stated:

Preparation for future wars must not stop at the creation,
equipment and training of an efficient army, but must go on
to train the minds of the whole people for the war and must
employ all the resources of science to master the conditions
governing the war itself and the possibility of endurance.
In 1914 we had a first-class army, but our scientific
mobilization was bad, and the mobilization of men's minds a
thing undreamed of. The unveiling of war memorials, parades
of war veterans, flag-waggings, fiery speeches and
guard-mounting are not of themselves enough to prepare a
nation's mind for the dangers that threaten. Conviction is
always more lasting than enthusiasm.

... Such teaching is necessary at a time and in a world in
which countries are no longer represented by monarchs or a
small aristocracy or by a specialist army, but in which the
whole nation, from the commander-in-chief to the man in the
ranks, from the loftiest thought to the simplest wish, from
corn to coal, from the treasury vaults to the last
trouser-button, must be permeated through and through with
the idea of national defense, if it is to preserve its
national identity and political independence. The science of
national defense is not the same as military science; it
does not teach generals how to win battles or company
commanders how to train recruits. Its lessons are addressed
first and foremost to the whole people. It seeks to train
the popular mind to heroism and war and to implant in it an
understanding of the nature and prerequisite conditions of
modern warfare. It teaches us about countries and peoples,
especially our own country and its neighbors, their
territories and economic capacity, their communications and
their mentality--all for the purpose of creating the best
possible conditions for waging future wars in defense of the
national existence.[122]

Infiltration Tactics

The Nazis, while entirely without scruple in the pursuit of their
objectives, endeavor whenever possible to give their actions the cloak
of legality. This procedure was followed in Germany to enable them to
gain control of the Government of the Reich and in their foreign
policy up to September 1, 1939. It has been a cardinal principle of
the Nazis to avoid the use of force w