What luck for the rulers that men do not think
Category: demagogues
Propaganda’s purpose
The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
Party above truth
A true party-man hates and despises candour.
Defending their errors
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
The enemy within
An evil enemy, will burn his own nation to the ground … to rule over the ashes.
Too dangerous
Any politician that can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected.
Disinformation
Every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered … History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.
Chimeras
The role of the scholar is to destroy chimeras, that of the statesman is to make use of them.
Take action for liberty
When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.
Empty promises
History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled.