Ethics

When looking for an unethical document, I found a memo from Hitler to be very interesting. It appears to be a normal notification that is nonthreatening, like a suggestion rather than a demand. This memo is to the Nazi party speakers and leaders in Kreis Eisenach. It was delivered to the speakers in Kreis Eisenach by Hermann Köhler, who was the Kreisleiter, which is the county party head. He orders them to "voluntarily" break any affiliation with the church. As speakers, their full loyalty was to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. It is interesting that the word "voluntarily" is inserted, even though the memo itself tells its recipients in the clearest terms that they are to end their church membership. By telling them to do this voluntarily, Hitler was appearing to be a fair leader; however, everyone knew that it was not a good idea to disagree with one's Kreisleiter. They knew they would be punished by the Nazi regime if they did not end their membership to the church.

Clearly, everyone knows that Hitler was not an ethical man. He was an amazing public speaker, though. His manipulative character made a horribly unjust demand seem legitimate. This is why I chose to use this literary piece.