Even if we assume - and this cannot be proved- that Hitler's social, economic and domestic objectives that we have analyzed had only been means to the end of waging war, it could still be true that the selection of exactly these means (because a given end does not automatically lead to one exclusive means but can be pursued by a plethora of alternative means) can only be explained when we consider Hitler always made his affirmation or rejection of concrete concepts dependent on whether they were the yardsticks for the assessment of all concrete questions.