16+ Albert Speer Quotes On War, Education And Light

Albert Speer was a German architect and Nazi Party member who served as Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Nazi regime. After his release from prison, he wrote two bestselling autobiographical books in which he expressed remorse for his actions. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Albert Speer on war, education, love.

He was highly annoyed by the series of triumphs by the marvelous colored American runner, Jesse Owens. People whose antecedents came from the jungle were primitive, Hitler said with a shrug; their physiques were stronger than those of civilized whites and hence should be excluded from future games. — Albert Speer

No doubt concentration camps were a means, a menace used to keep order. — Albert Speer

Hitler had a great gift for adjusting - consciously or intuitively - to his surroundings. ... With enormous histrionic intuition he could shape his behavior to changing situations. — Albert Speer

I grow dizzy when I recall that the number of manufactured tanks seems to have been more important to me than the vanished victims of racism. — Albert Speer

In all my activities as Armament Minister I never once visited a labor camp, and cannot, therefore, give any information about them. — Albert Speer

In the burning and devastated cities, we daily experienced the direct impact of war. It spurred us to do our utmost...the bombing and the hardships that resulted from them did not weaken the morale of the populace. — Albert Speer

At headquarters, where everyone lived under the tremendous pressure of responsibility, probably nothing was more welcome than a dictate from above. That meant being freed of a decision and simultaneously being provided with an excuse for failure. — Albert Speer

Temporarily in 1934 I became a department head in the German Labor Front and dealt with the improvement of labor conditions in German factories. Then I was in charge of public works on the staff of Hess. I gave up both these activities in 1941. — Albert Speer

Cases of sickness made up a very small percentage which in my opinion was normal. However, propaganda pamphlets dropped from aircraft were telling the workers to feign illness, and detailed instructions were given to them on how to do it. — Albert Speer

All sensible Army people turned gas warfare down as being utterly insane since, in view of your superiority in the air, it would not be long before it would bring the most terrible catastrophe upon German cities, which were completely unprotected. — Albert Speer

All I know is that these two gases both had a quite extraordinary effect, and that there was no respirator, and no protection against them that we knew of. So the soldiers would have been unable to protect themselves against this gas in any way. — Albert Speer

It is certain that concentration camps had a bad reputation with us. — Albert Speer

I was not a member of the SS. — Albert Speer

One seldom recognizes the devil when he is putting his hand on your shoulder. — Albert Speer

I would rather not tell you here things which every German has at heart. — Albert Speer

The Americans had not played a very prominent part in the war of 1914-1918, he (Adolf Hitler) thought, and moreover, had not made any great sacrifices of blood. They would certainly not withstand a trial by fire, for their fighting qualities were low. In general no such thing as an American people existed as a unit; they were nothing but a mass of immigrants from many nations and many races. — Albert Speer

Life Lessons by Albert Speer

1. Albert Speer's career as a Nazi architect and minister of armaments demonstrates the power of ambition and the consequences of blindly following orders.
2. His rise and fall show that loyalty to a cause can lead to great success, but also to great personal and moral downfall.
3. His example serves as a cautionary tale of the dangers of unchecked power and the importance of personal responsibility.