Nazi Germany was actually governed by secret internal party edicts, not public law

Evidence

According to the preface, the volumes were “meant solely for internal party work and to be treated as confidential.” Four of these evidently very rare volumes, compared to which the Hoche collection of the legislation of Hitler’s cabinet is merely a façade, are in the Hoover Library. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2711

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• XREF: Supports Arendt’s thesis that totalitarian rule operates through a secret, extra-legal governing layer distinct from any ostensible legal order.

Related

• Nazi propaganda distinguished public and internal speech with deliberate intent (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Nazi propaganda distinguished public and internal speech with deliberate intent #complicates (0.78) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2626