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“The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”
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“Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.”
― The Magician’s Nephew
― The Magician’s Nephew
“A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”
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