00:00 Hitler advertised unoriginal ideas in an original way, giving voice to phobias, prejudice, and resentment, and it was less what he said than how he said it that made an impact.

05:40 Hitler's readiness to accept violence and his ability to use violence and menace people were part of a general trend in the early 1920s, and he came close to failing completely during the Putsch in November 1923, but was let off the hook by lenient Bavarian justice.

10:20 Hitler's leadership was successful because he set the tone and directives, allowing the forces within the regime to mobilize themselves and achieve successes in the economy and foreign policy.

14:45 The Nazi dictatorship could not have become stable or de-radicalized, as Hitler's aim of radicalization and conquest would have inevitably led to greater radicalization and more ambitious plans for conquest.

19:25 Hitler's decision to attack the Soviet Union in 1941 was not only ideological, but also had strategic purposes, as he needed to prevent the Americans from entering the war and had a plan to cut off the supply of materials from America to Britain.

23:50 By 1943, Hitler realized that the war could not be won in the way he anticipated, but it wasn't until late in the war, possibly even December 1944, that he accepted the war was finally lost, holding onto the notion that the West would intervene or that Germany would obtain wonder weapons to turn the tide, and even in the last days of the war, he was able to maintain his magnetism and remain the Führer despite being abandoned by increasing numbers of people.

28:48 Despite the collapse of the Third Reich and the destruction of Germany at the end of World War II, there was still a significant percentage of the population in the early 1950s who believed that Hitler was a good leader who had made a few mistakes, and there were residual levels of support for Nazism, although the Adenauer government and the economic miracle helped to create a collective amnesia and move Germany forward.

33:29 The understanding and perception of Hitler has evolved over time, with a shift from blaming him solely for the atrocities of the Nazi regime to examining the broader structures of German society that allowed him to rise to power, although the use of Hitler as a comparison for evil or despicability is now often seen as a simplistic and overused device.

38:11 Hitler's status as the benchmark of political evil may not endure in the long term, as history tends to relativize the legacies of leaders and new figures of evil may emerge in the future.

42:50 Hitler has become a theological figure and the myths surrounding him have replaced the Christian mythology, prompting theological questions about responsibility, the nature of evil, and our potential for evil.