"It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled." - Mark Twain
"If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed." - Adolf Hitler
“A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still” ― Dale Carnegie
The definition of being stupid: seeing the truth, knowing the truth, and choosing to still believe the lies.
Wisdom is knowing the truth, and telling it.
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to understand, much less answer. And yet he was in the right! They were wrong and he was right.
1984
The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. . . . Power is not a means; it is an end . . . not power over things, but over men. . . . In our world there will be no emotions except fear, rage, triumph, and self-abasement. . . . There will be no loyalty, except loyalty toward the Party. There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother. . . . Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.
1984
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
