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Adolf Hitler allegedly said,
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be
believed.
Can anyone add any details regarding the origin of that statement? If it occurred in print, what publication did it appear in? If it was simply related verbally, who was he talking to?
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Adolf Hitler allegedly said,
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be
believed.
Can anyone add any details regarding the origin of that statement? If it occurred in print, what publication did it appear in? If it was simply related verbally, who was he talking to?
nazi-germany
asked 6 hours ago
David Blomstrom
230210
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up vote
1
down vote
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up vote
1
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favorite
Adolf Hitler allegedly said,
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be
believed.
Can anyone add any details regarding the origin of that statement? If it occurred in print, what publication did it appear in? If it was simply related verbally, who was he talking to?
nazi-germany
asked 6 hours ago
David Blomstrom
230210
Adolf Hitler allegedly said,
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be
believed.
Can anyone add any details regarding the origin of that statement? If it occurred in print, what publication did it appear in? If it was simply related verbally, who was he talking to?
nazi-germany
nazi-germany
asked 6 hours ago
David Blomstrom
230210
asked 6 hours ago
David Blomstrom
230210
asked 6 hours ago
David Blomstrom
230210
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David Blomstrom
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David Blomstrom
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This is really a false quote which has been paraphrased, wrongly attributed and / or taken out of context.
The idea of a 'big lie' is found in Mein Kampf where Hitler used to accuse the Jews of using this technique. This was then picked up by Goebbels who then applied it to the English, emphasizing the idea of repeating it. In 1941, Goebbels wrote:
The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie
big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of
looking ridiculous.
This appeared in an article he wrote titled Aus Churchills Lügenfabrik (Churchill's Lie Factory), the full text of which can be found here.
Goebbels is alleged to have said:
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.
This also appears to be a false quote, as this SE answer shows. The article False Nazi Quotations says that (in 2010), none of the internet sites or books using this quote gave a source.
The origin of the Hitler misquote may well be Walter Langer's 1943 OSS report A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler where the author writes that one of Hitler's "primary rules" was
people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you
repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.
Langer is not quoting Hitler here. He is simply providing an analysis based on the evidence available to him.
answered 6 hours ago
Lars Bosteen
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So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
4
down vote
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This is really a false quote which has been paraphrased, wrongly attributed and / or taken out of context.
The idea of a 'big lie' is found in Mein Kampf where Hitler used to accuse the Jews of using this technique. This was then picked up by Goebbels who then applied it to the English, emphasizing the idea of repeating it. In 1941, Goebbels wrote:
The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie
big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of
looking ridiculous.
This appeared in an article he wrote titled Aus Churchills Lügenfabrik (Churchill's Lie Factory), the full text of which can be found here.
Goebbels is alleged to have said:
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.
This also appears to be a false quote, as this SE answer shows. The article False Nazi Quotations says that (in 2010), none of the internet sites or books using this quote gave a source.
The origin of the Hitler misquote may well be Walter Langer's 1943 OSS report A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler where the author writes that one of Hitler's "primary rules" was
people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you
repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.
Langer is not quoting Hitler here. He is simply providing an analysis based on the evidence available to him.
answered 6 hours ago
Lars Bosteen
32.6k8159218
1
So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
This is really a false quote which has been paraphrased, wrongly attributed and / or taken out of context.
The idea of a 'big lie' is found in Mein Kampf where Hitler used to accuse the Jews of using this technique. This was then picked up by Goebbels who then applied it to the English, emphasizing the idea of repeating it. In 1941, Goebbels wrote:
The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie
big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of
looking ridiculous.
This appeared in an article he wrote titled Aus Churchills Lügenfabrik (Churchill's Lie Factory), the full text of which can be found here.
Goebbels is alleged to have said:
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.
This also appears to be a false quote, as this SE answer shows. The article False Nazi Quotations says that (in 2010), none of the internet sites or books using this quote gave a source.
The origin of the Hitler misquote may well be Walter Langer's 1943 OSS report A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler where the author writes that one of Hitler's "primary rules" was
people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you
repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.
Langer is not quoting Hitler here. He is simply providing an analysis based on the evidence available to him.
answered 6 hours ago
Lars Bosteen
32.6k8159218
1
So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
This is really a false quote which has been paraphrased, wrongly attributed and / or taken out of context.
The idea of a 'big lie' is found in Mein Kampf where Hitler used to accuse the Jews of using this technique. This was then picked up by Goebbels who then applied it to the English, emphasizing the idea of repeating it. In 1941, Goebbels wrote:
The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie
big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of
looking ridiculous.
This appeared in an article he wrote titled Aus Churchills Lügenfabrik (Churchill's Lie Factory), the full text of which can be found here.
Goebbels is alleged to have said:
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.
This also appears to be a false quote, as this SE answer shows. The article False Nazi Quotations says that (in 2010), none of the internet sites or books using this quote gave a source.
The origin of the Hitler misquote may well be Walter Langer's 1943 OSS report A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler where the author writes that one of Hitler's "primary rules" was
people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you
repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.
Langer is not quoting Hitler here. He is simply providing an analysis based on the evidence available to him.
answered 6 hours ago
Lars Bosteen
32.6k8159218
This is really a false quote which has been paraphrased, wrongly attributed and / or taken out of context.
The idea of a 'big lie' is found in Mein Kampf where Hitler used to accuse the Jews of using this technique. This was then picked up by Goebbels who then applied it to the English, emphasizing the idea of repeating it. In 1941, Goebbels wrote:
The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie
big, and stick to it. They keep up their lies, even at the risk of
looking ridiculous.
This appeared in an article he wrote titled Aus Churchills Lügenfabrik (Churchill's Lie Factory), the full text of which can be found here.
Goebbels is alleged to have said:
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.
This also appears to be a false quote, as this SE answer shows. The article False Nazi Quotations says that (in 2010), none of the internet sites or books using this quote gave a source.
The origin of the Hitler misquote may well be Walter Langer's 1943 OSS report A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler where the author writes that one of Hitler's "primary rules" was
people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you
repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.
Langer is not quoting Hitler here. He is simply providing an analysis based on the evidence available to him.
answered 6 hours ago
Lars Bosteen
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So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
add a comment |Â
1
So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
1
1
So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
So the Quote about the Lie is a lie, not a quote.
– Kerry L
5 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
@KerryL Well put. That's about the sum of it.
– Lars Bosteen
3 hours ago
add a comment |Â
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