Joseph Goebbels Quote: Unveiling the Dangerous Power of Lies and Propaganda

„If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.“

Joseph GoebbelsJoseph Goebbels explains the power of the big lie and why the state suppresses truth – a warning about propaganda and manipulation.
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Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Minister of Propaganda in the Third Reich, known for his masterful manipulation of media and public opinion during the Nazi era.

This quote highlights the dangerous power of propaganda and the necessity to protect truth in order to preserve freedom and democracy.


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Quote by Joseph Goebbels about the power of lies and the State

Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda in Nazi Germany. He was one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and was responsible for propaganda strategies that maintained the Nazi regime's power and manipulated public opinion. Goebbels played a central role in spreading the regime's ideology and mobilizing the population for war and the Holocaust.

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