Elias Canetti. Hitler, in Speer (№ 348811)

But the passion to measure the force and to achieve excellence, Hitler proves not only wars. He literally poisoned by it, continually and all ways he looks for opportunities to achieve excellence, it is used as a panacea against all evils. Hitler believes that it is important to entrust the same task to two different people, each of them tried to outdo the other. There is on earth nothing outstanding, not that would have prompted Hitler to try to beat that. Napoleon is, without a doubt, the figure that most strongly excites his competitive spirit. The Champs Elysees leading to the arc de Triomphe, have a length of two kilometers. Its main street is not only broader, and shall be in length five miles. Arc de Triomphe has a height of 50 metres, its arch is the height of 120 meters. The unification of Europe was the aim of Napoleon, and here it really succeeds. Campaign in Russia preduktal him Napoleon. The energy which he displayed in this case, stubbornness in keeping the positions taken in Russia, positions which it was impossible to keep, perseverance in spite of all the arguments and advice of people more competent can be explained also by the desire to perehlestnut of Napoleon. The Caucasus, he wants to keep as a base for breakthrough in Persia, where he comes into contact with the Indian plans of Napoleon.