# Quote — Richard J. Evans, The Third Reich in Power, 1933 - 1939

> In a two-hour monologue before assembled Nazi dignitaries on 15 June 1935 the Leader made it clear that he expected the fraternities to wither away in the Nazi state as remnants of a bygone aristocratic age. In May 1936 Hitler and Hess openly condemned the fraternities and barred Party members from belonging to them.

- Author: [Richard J. Evans](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-j-evans.md)
- Book: [The Third Reich in Power, 1933 - 1939](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-j-evans/the-third-reich-in-power-1933-1939.md)
- Page: 294
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