Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels once said that "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."
Goebbels understood the value of guiding public opinion in the direction the government desires, as being critical to bringing about total change in attitude.
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