He was a controversial figure among his contemporaries and remains the subject of historical criticism for his advocacy of "compromise and conciliation" with the Nazis, particularly in relation to The Holocaust.
Ia merupakan sosol kontroversial di antara tokoh sezamannya dan masih menjadi suyek kritisisme sejarah karena dukungannya terhadap "kompromi dan konsiliasi" dengan Nazi, utamanya hubungannya dengan Holocaust.