3 times this quote by Adolf Hitler was used publicly in recent history

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This week, a conservative parent group in Hamilton County faced backlash after using an Adolf Hitler quote in its newsletter. It's not the first time this exact quote has created controversy.

After the newsletter received backlash, the local chapter of Moms for Liberty on Wednesday evening altered the image to include a box with "context" for the quote, reading: "The quote from a horrific leader should put parents on alert. If the government has control over our children today, they control our country's future. We the People must be vigilant and protect children from an overreaching government."

Earlier: Moms for Liberty's Hamilton County chapter quotes Hitler in first newsletter, apologizes

Late Thursday morning, the group posted an apology from its chair: "We condemn Adolf Hitler's actions and his dark place in human history. We should not have quoted him in our newsletter and we express our deepest apology."

Hitler Youth attend a rally, July 10, 1935.
Hitler Youth attend a rally, July 10, 1935.

About the Hitler quote used in the newsletter

The statement "He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future," is attributed to Adolf Hitler at a 1935 rally as part of Nazi efforts to indoctrinate youth.

Colorado school board member posts Hitler quote on Facebook

Earlier this year, the Colorado Gazette reported that a local school district member posted the quote on Facebook.

Along with the quote, the board member, Ivy Liu, wrote: "PARENTS!! GET INVOLVED AND FIGHT LIKE YOUR CHILDREN’S LIVES DEPEND ON IT, BECAUSE IT DOES!”

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U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., delivers her remarks during Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on the Director’s Lawn at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, August 19, 2021. [Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]
U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., delivers her remarks during Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on the Director’s Lawn at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, August 19, 2021. [Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]

U.S. Rep Mary Miller uses Hitler quote in speech

Shortly after she was sworn into office, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, the representative for Illinois' 15th Congressional District, spoke at a rally hosted by the conservative group "Moms for America," according to a Chicago Tribune story from 2021.

She paraphrased the same quote, saying that "Hitler was right on one thing. He said, 'Whoever has the youth has the future.'" The clip was circulated on Twitter.

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Quote appears on Alabama billboard

According to a 2014 story in the Christian Science Monitor, a billboard in Auburn, Alabama, featured a picture of children beneath the 1935 quote. It was covered up a few days after it was installed due to public outcry.

Christian Science Monitor reported that the billboard was rented by Life Savers Ministries.

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