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"The secret of liberty is to enlighten men, as that of tyranny is to keep them in ignorance." Maximilien de Robespierre
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"Scepticism is the first step towards truth." Denis Diderot
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"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.'" St. Antony the Great
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"Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education." Bertrand Russell
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"Propaganda is the executive arm of the invisible government." Edward Bernays
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"Numbing the senses by monotonously repeating an assertion is a key element in utilizing mind control techniques." Joost A.M. Meerloo
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"Ready made opinions can be distributed day by day through the press, radio, and so on, again and again, till they reach the nerve cell and implant a fixed pattern in the brain. Consequently, guided public opinion is the result, according to Pavlovian theoreticians, of good propaganda technique, and the polls [are] a verification of the temporary successful action of the Pavlovian machinations on the mind." Joost A.M. Meerloo
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"The continual intrusion into our minds of the hammering noises of arguments and propaganda can lead to two kinds of reactions. It may lead to apathy and indifference, the I-don't-care reaction, or to a more intensified desire to study and to understand. Unfortunately, the first reaction is the more popular one." Joost A.M. Meerloo
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"Totalitarianism is the modern phenomenon of total centralized state power coupled with the obliteration of individual human rights: in the totalized state, there are those in power, and there are the objectified masses, the victims." Arthur Versluis
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"Confusing a targeted audience is one of the necessary ingredients for effective mind control." Joost A.M. Meerloo

COVID quotes reveal the madness of our times: media manipulation, political agenda and distorted science dominated public opinion during the pandemic.

"The combination of the silence of the masses and the sometimes overwhelming volume of this greatest global crime of all time in my mind is, in its relentless daily presence, the most eerie and surreal feeling I have ever experienced."

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