Jul 31, 2005 15:29
"Why of course people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war, neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in Germany for the matter... But it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, a parliament, a fascist dictatorship or a communist regime..Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of their leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they're being attacked, whether they are or not, then denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." - Hermann Goring, Luftwaffe Commander. April 1946.
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