| From 'Tank War' by Janusz Piekalkiewicz
Wednesday 6 January 1943 Quote: Daily Keynote from the Reich Press Chief
The Minister (Goebbels) explains, concerning his statement yesterday about measures Germans take (to mobilise) for total war, that our propaganda of course must avoid creating a basically defensive attitude in the German people. On no account are we to give large coverage to slogans, like "Life or Death" or "Fortress Europe," which have undesirable connotations. Since the war started, our propaganda has (the Minister says) taken the following erroneous development:
1st war year: We have won.
2nd war year: We shall win.
3rd war year: We must win.
4th war year: We cannot be defeated.
A development of this kind is disastrous and must on no account continue. Instead the German public must be made aware that we not only mean to win and must win, but also, especially, that we are able to win because we will have everything needed for victory as soon as work and production in our homeland are devoted completely to the war effort.
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