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Abstract
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Statistical value analysis of Hitler's and Roosevelt's speeches between 1935 and 1939 shows that both men used frequent appeals to traditional moral values and to ideas of national grandeur. Both painted a simple black picture of the opposition. The main distinction was that Hitler emphasized ideas of persecution and need for strength, whereas Roosevelt stressed economic values and concern for welfare of other peoples. By painting a paranoid picture of world events, Hitler strengthened German hostilities and distorted their interpretation of events while clamoring for peace. This analysis shows the danger in present Soviet and U.S. propaganda in which both sides paint a completely black picture of the opposition and interpret every action in terms of a paranoid fear of attack. 23 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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