Goebbels in _The Nature and Form of National Socialism_ (document 2, _post_ p. 170) emphasizes the responsibility of the party for the leadership of the state: The party must always continue to represent the hierarchy of National Socialist leadership. This minority must always insist upon its prerogative to control the state. It must keep the way open for the German youth which wishes to take its place in this hierarchy. In reality the hierarchy has fewer rights than duties! It is responsible for the leadership of the state and it solemnly relieves the people of this responsibility. It has the duty to control the state in the best interests and to the general welfare of the nation.[69] Dr. Frick, German Minister of the Interior, in his chapter in _Germany Speaks_ indicates the exclusive position of the party in the Third Reich: National Socialist Germany, however, is not merely a unitary state: it is also a unitary nation and its governance is based on the principle of leadership ... In National Socialist Germany, leadership is in the hands of an organized community, the National Socialist Party; and as the latter represents the will of the nation, the policy adopted by it in harmony with the vital interests of the nation is at the same time the policy adopted by the country ... The National Socialist Party is the only political party in Germany and therefore the true representative of the people ...[70] To Dr. Ley, the party is identical with the Führer. As he wrote in the _Angriff_ on April 9, 1942 (document 6, _post_ p. 184), "The National Socialist Party is Hitler, and Hitler is the party." The role of the party in legislation, in political matters, and in the appointment of Government officials is indicated by the Führer's decree of May 29, 1941,[71] as amplified by the order of January 16, 1942, concerning its execution.[72] (Document 9, _post_ p. 212). This order provides that all legislative proposals and proposed laws and decrees, as well as any proposed changes therein, must pass through and receive the approval of the Party Chancelry. _2. Party Membership_ Details concerning the qualifications and duties of party members are contained in the _Party Organization Book_ for 1940 (document 7, _post_ p. 186). Membership is finally confirmed by the issuance of a membership card or a membership book. Anyone who becomes a party member does not merely join an organization but he becomes a soldier in the German freedom movement and that means much more than just paying his dues and attending the members' meetings. He obligates himself to subordinate his own ego and to place everything he has in the service of the people's cause. Only he who is capable of doing this should become a party member. A selection must be made in accordance with this idea.