In claiming that he is unlike Germany’s past political leaders, Hitler is able to imbue within the minds of his audience that he is different than previous leaders and very comparable to his audience – he has gone through the same struggles and been dealt the same cards as the rest of the country. Hitler also offers the audience that his new government “did not ruin the German nation for fourteen years, but now it will lead the nation back to health.” At the surface, this quote appears to strengthen Hitler’s new government, but there is much more to Hitler’s message. Hitler is presenting to his audience that he is willing to put the desires of his nation before his political plans. He has made, in a sense, a sacrifice, in which he has made