Leann Agarand:  

o believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” “The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over” “Intellectual activity is a danger to the building of character” “In politics stupidity is not a handicap.” “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.” “Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” “Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.” "It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded until they clothe ideas and disguise." Joseph Goebbels 1933-1945 propaganda techniques and famous quotes...: A British Tory will defend self-determination in Europe and oppose it in India with no feeling of inconsistency. Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage — torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery, assassination, the bombing of civilians — which does not change its moral colour when it is committed by ‘our’ side. - George Orwell". More about Leann:"I mean well...".