Speer was one of the closest persons to Hitler.
After the war he said he had been tempted and misled by the Hitler – the evil demon. He said he had been acting out of a sense of duty. With other words: “I am not responsible for my actions.”
This line of reasoning is a common strategy, how we try to avoid the deep pain of seeing how we contributed to the suffering of our fellow human beings.
Wer war Albert Speer? – Der Architekt des Dritten Reiches | SPIEGEL TV
