The Good Society (2007) Quotes by Matt Koehl

“What Hitler did was to smash the prevailing finance-capitalist system of debt and usury — which, as we now know, was a primary cause of World War II. By making a moral distinction between ‘productive capital’, and ‘speculative capital’, Hitler set himself on a collision course with those international financial interests, whose ox he had gored, and whose very existence as parasites was now threatened by the success of the National Socialist model.” — from The Good Society (2007) p. 14 by Matt Koehl

“Hitler also ordered affordable housing, especially for young married couples. Neat, sturdy houses — with garden space around them — were built, which they could then purchase for 600-1,000 RM at NO INTEREST, and minuscule payments. The best part was that a quarter of the mortgage was canceled with the birth of each child, so that after their fourth child a couple would be home free!
How’s that for child-and family-friendly?” — from The Good Society (2007) p. 19 by Matt Koehl

PUBLIC SAFETY

“In National Socialist Germany there was never any a concern about public safety and rampant crime, such as we have today in America. One could walk the streets of any German city or town any time, day or night, without fear of being knocked in the head, killed, and raped. And, I might add, the number of police in what some have described as a ‘police state’ was a mere fraction of what we have in America today!” — from The Good Society (2007) p. 22 by Matt Koehl

“In coming years, as you face the many challenges of an increasingly sick and dysfunctional society, I sincerely hope that you will pause from time to time to think about the way a good and decent society should function, as shown by this timeless example. Thank you.”

— from the transcript of a presentation by New Order Commander Matt Koehl on January 11, 2005, to senior Political Science students in an honors program at a high school in Worthington, Ohio. From The Good Society (2007) by Matt Koehl.