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The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness.
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
Zim said almost gently, „You’ve got it all wrong, son. There’s no such thing as a ‚dangerous weapon.’ „ „Huh? Sir?“ „There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
Your empire’s hands look a lot cleaner when you get to dictate where history begins, and what parts of it don’t count.
Persepolis Rising
James S. A. Corey
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