The soaring economic devastation presented Hitler, in late1932, with a great opportunity to win the hearts and the minds of the German people. Although Hitler improved the lives of many Germans, his aim was not public consumption but increased industrial production of non- consumer goods. For over one hundred years, Americans had placed individual liberty at the top of their value scales.
Individuals come into life with certain talent and abilities.
They used this talent to get the food, clothing and shelter necessary to sustain their lives. Through this process, they began to accumulate wealth and property. Nothing is more absolute than the inviolable right of all adults to think and live as they pleased so long they respect the rights of others. It is, then, the inherent right of the individual to keep the fruits of his work and to decide what to do with the wealth. In a society that dictates such personal freedom and encourages individualism, government policies are drawn to satisfy the wants and needs of the consumer.