Naturally
the common people don't want war:
Neither
in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany.
That
is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine
the policy and it is always a simple matter to
drag
the people along, whether it is a democracy,
or
a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice
or no voice, the people can always be
brought
to the bidding of the leaders.
That
is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked,
and
denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing
the
country to danger. It works the same in any country.
Hermann
Goering,
Nazi
leader,
at
the Nuremberg Trials
after
World War II
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