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Ayn Rand | you may know that your society is doomed

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“Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion- When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing- when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors- when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you- when you see corruption being rewarded…

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Edward Bernays | The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions

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“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. …We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they…

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John Adams | Fear is the foundation of most governments

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“Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so stupid and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it.” John Adams “Angst ist die Grundlage der meisten Regierungen; aber sie ist eine so schmutzige und brutale Leidenschaft und macht die Menschen, in deren Brust sie vorherrscht, so dumm und unglücklich, dass die Amerikaner wahrscheinlich keine politische Institution gutheißen werden, die auf ihr beruht.” Nützliche…

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Plato | Strange times are these in which we live

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“Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool” Plato (Zitat wird angezweifelt) “Seltsame Zeiten sind dies, in denen wir leben, da Alt und Jung Schulen der Unwahrheit durchlaufen. Und der Einzelne, der es wagt, die Wahrheit auszusprechen, wird sofort als Irrer und Narr abgestempelt.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…

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Jean-Claude Juncker | step by step until there is no turning back

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“We decide on something, leave it lying around, and wait and see what happens. If no one kicks up a fuss, because most people don’t understand what has been decided, we continue step by step until there is no turning back.” Jean-Claude Juncker “Wir beschließen etwas, stellen das dann in den Raum und warten einige Zeit ab, was passiert. Wenn es dann kein großes Geschrei gibt und keine Aufstände, weil die meisten gar nicht begreifen, was da beschlossen wurde, dann machen wir weiter – Schritt für Schritt, bis es kein…

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Goethe | Whoever wants to deceive people

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“Whoever wants to deceive people must first of all make absurdity plausible.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Maxims and Reflections “Wer die Menschen betrügen will, muss vor allen Dingen das Absurde plausibel machen.” Nützliche und hilfreiche Links…