Why Is It Important To Mein Kampf

Hitler for History Writer Aldous Huxley once said in his 1958 work Collected Essays “Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.” ("Aldous Huxley”) This is why it is important that when we have the chance to drill knowledge into the minds of the ignorant, we do everything in our power. One piece with a huge potential to be influential, Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. To begin, Mein Kampf should be accessible by all people because it is an important of Germany and world’s history. Unfortunately, there is controversy because this book embodies the main ideas and feelings of Nazi Germany during the Holocaust of World War II. Because of this, Upfront Magazine described it as

It expresses many hateful, anti-semitic views from the corrupted mind of Adolf Hitler. As awful as these words may be, it is crucial that we educate people on the horrors of these events. Germany has certainly been playing its part in this by “... for decades required it's young people to educate themselves about the evils of the Nazi era..”(Berger). In fact, some people, such as Joseph Kraus, even believe Mein Kampf should be integrated into Germany’s high school readings. This education is so critical because if we don’t learn about these horrific events then we put ourselves at risk of repeating them again. If we are aware of the atrocities committed then we can understand how terrible events that happened were, allowing us to have the understanding to never repeat them again. Also, if we ban

I can recall in my English class when my teacher asked us to look at a list of books that people requested be banned from school curriculum and libraries for various reasons. However, knowing that someone wanted these books banned because of a certain aspect made me curious, and I wanted to know why the books had been “banned”. The same is true of the general public. The problem with these curious souls is that they may not know the context of the book or the wrongness of the murderous ideas included in this serial killer’s work. In contrast, if the book were made available it should, and most likely will, include annotations. According to Upfront Magazine, the Munich Institute of Contemporary History has been preparing an edition that includes “...3,500 critical annotations and columns of commentary that put Hitler’s statements in context or demonstrate how wrong-headed many were…”(Berger). Allowing the general public to read this would be beneficial because it would allow them to learn the criminal events and vile ideas that drove the holocaust. Without this, they could be ignorant enough to believe that these ideas are reasonable and that Hitler was a great ruler, a very dangerous threat to our society. In addition, prohibiting ownership of Mein Kampf would make it very hard for historians to uncover information regarding the events surrounding the