As stated in the Organization Book of the Nazi Party:
“The will of the Fuehrer is the Party’s law.” (1814-PS)
The first commandment for the Party members declares:
“The Fuehrer is always right.” (1814-PS)
“He (the Fuehrer) is responsible only to his conscience and the German people.” (1814-PS)
Hess, in a speech broadcast at Cologne on 25 June 1934, characterized the position of the Fuehrer as follows:
“It is with pride that we see that one man is kept above all criticism—that is the Fuehrer.
“The reason is that everyone feels and knows: he was always right and will always be right. The National Socialism of us all is anchored in the uncritical loyalty, in the devotion to the Fuehrer that does not ask for the wherefore in the individual case, in the tacit performance of his commands. We believe that the Fuehrer is fulfilling a divine mission to German destiny! This belief is beyond challenge.” (2426-PS; see also additional statements of the Nazi conspirators designed to condition the German people to blind acceptance of the decisions of the Fuehrer and his co-conspirators, as translated in 2373-PS.)
2. The Fuehrer’s power descends to sub-leaders in a hierarchial order. In the words of the Organization Book of the NSDAP:
“The Party is the order of fuehrers.