If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to 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.
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Let it alone. Let it pass by.
[Lat., Laissez faire, laissez passer.]
Let it alone. Let it pass by.
[Lat., Laissez faire, laissez passer.]
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to read more
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other
What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.
What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always read more
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the read more
See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."—
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies.
