ich originally created the state. Nationality, he says, lies not in language but in blood; mixing blood weakens the race and, ultimately, the state (388-89).
From this discussion it becomes evident that Hitler evaluated not previous conceptions of state, but his own oddly conceived notions of what others had theorized as to the nature of government and the state. He never delves into the relationship between the people and their state to any real depth, ignoring any exploration of the reasons why individuals might accept limits on their freedom imposed by a state. Instead, he focuses solely upon the "ideal" of racial unity and the subsequent attainment of a high level of "culture."
The state, says Hitler, is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. That end is higher culture, which is actually caused or created by the race. Thus, the existence of higher culture depends upon existence of a race which is capable of cre
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