The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it utterly and can never escape from it.
JOSEPH GOEBBELSThat propaganda is good which leads to success, and that is bad which fails to achieve the desired result. It is not propaganda’s task to be intelligent, its task is to lead to success.
More Joseph Goebbels Quotes
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The modern man is necessarily a seeker of God, maybe a Man of Christ.
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If you tell a lie, tell a big one.
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There is no need for propaganda to be rich in intellectual content.
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The night is my best friend. It calms the storm in my soul and it lets the guiding stars rise.
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There will come a day, when all the lies will collapse under their own weight, and truth will again triumph.
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A law against hating Jews is usually the beginning of the end for the Jews.
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To be a socialist is to submit the I to the thou; socialism is sacrificing the individual to the whole.
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If we are attacked we can only defend ourselves with guns not with butter.
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O this world is beautiful because of you! To love somebody means that we’re closer to God.
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I’m so despondent about everything. Everything I try goes totally wrong. There’s no escape from this hole here. I feel drained. So far, I still haven’t found a real purpose in life. Sometimes, I’m afraid to get out of bed in the morning. There’s nothing to get up for.
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If the German people lay down their arms the whole of Eastern and Southern Europe, together with the Reich, will come under Russian occupation. Behind an iron curtain mass butcheries of people would begin.
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Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.
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The English follow the principle that when one lies, it should be a big lie, and one should stick to it.
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I’m looking for the teacher who is simple enough to be great, and great enough to be simple.
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This is the secret of propaganda: Those who are to be persuaded by it should be completely immersed in the ideas of the propaganda, without ever noticing that they are being immersed in it.
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