Some of my all time favorite quotes....straight out of NAZI Germany and Stalin's Russia......how true they are to US Policy.
“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death”. -AH
“Why of course the people don’t want war … 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 to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” -HG
“The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. The public will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened”. -JS
I think Hermann Goering's is the most telling
edit on 1-12-2011 by Vardoger because: (no reason given)

