I'm A Sailor, Not A Politician.

As I, As A Worker, Came To Know Them, The Aims Of German Trade Unions Were Political, And There Were A Number Of Various Trade Unions With Varied Political Views.

Although As A Sailor I Despised Politics - For I Loved My Sailor's Life And Still Love It Today - Conditions Forced Me To Take Up A Definite Attitude Towards Political Problems.

I Did That All The More, If I May Say So, Because I Was Aware Of The Fact That There Is An Inclination To Go To Extremes In German People, And In The German Character Generally.

I Am Very Proud Of The Fact That Many Workers In My Gau, Numerous Former Communists And Social Democrats Were Won Over By Us And Became Local Group Leaders And Party Functionaries.

My Connection With The Reich Ministers Was Of A Purely Official Nature And Was Very Infrequent.