To keep oneself intact

All the world's indeed a stage

Well, we're looking at Hitler through 20/20 hindsight. Think about Germany in the 1920's and consider the desperation of finding a way out of the economic hole that the Treaty of Paris had put them in. The Nazis had a plan that got them to full employment and relative economic prosperity. It didn't really matter who was in charge. The result legitimized the technique, and the leader. Hitler brought prosperity. Despite his disturbing political rhetoric, his 'system' seemed to work.

You guys are too funny. =D