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left column lists the country; the right column provides quotations from its
leaders.
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Japan |
The
ties between us [the emperor] and our people … are not predicated on the false
conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are
superior to other races and fated to rule the world. Emperor Hirohito, 1946 [US
is in power at this point, and |
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Soviet Union |
In
the U.S.S.R. work is the duty of every able-bodied citizen, according to the
principle: “He who does not work, neither shall he eat.” In the U.S.S.R.
the principle of socialism is realized: “From each according to his ability,
to each according to his work.” Joseph Stalin, Constitution of the
U.S.S.R., 1936 |
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History shows
there are no invincible armies. Joseph
Stalin, Declaration of War against |
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Germany |
The one means
that wins the easiest victory over reason: terror and force. Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf |
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All propaganda
has to be popular and has to adapt its spiritual level to the perception of
the least intelligent of those towards whom it intends to direct itself. Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf |
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In the size of
the lie there is always contained a certain factor of credibility, since the
great masses of the people … will more easily fall victims to a great lie
than to a small one. Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf |
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An intelligent
victor will, whenever possible, present his demands to the vanquished in
installments. Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf |
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Italy |
Fortunately
the Italian people is not yet accustomed to eating several times a day.
[Quotation typed exactly.] Benito Mussolini, Speech, December,
1930 |
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We have buried
the putrid corpse of liberty. Benito Mussolini, Speech, 1934 |
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War alone brings
up to its highest tension all human energy and puts the stamp of nobility
upon the peoples who have the courage to face it. Benito Mussolini,
written for The Italian Encyclopedia, 1935 |
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United States |
The money
changers have fled their high seats in the temple of our civilization. F.D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address,
1933 [If you need
background on the Christian image here, please ask.] |
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We
have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now
that it is bad economics. [If
you need background on the Adam Smith and laissez faire term here, please
ask. If you need background on Adam Smith’s powerful support for a moral life
beyond mere self-interest, please ask.] I
see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished. Both quotations by F.D. Roosevelt, Second
Inaugural Address, 1937 |
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History proves
that dictatorships do not grow out of strong and successful governments, but
out of weak and helpless ones. If by democratic methods people get a
government strong enough to protect them from fear and starvation, their
democracy succeeds; but if they do not, they grow impatient. Therefore, the
only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to
protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well
enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over its government. [For a
visual version of this text, see below.] F.D. Roosevelt, Fireside Chat on
April 14, 1938 |
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This last
quotation is History proves
that dictatorships:
If
by democratic methods
people get a government strong enough to protect them from fear and
starvation, their democracy succeeds; but
if they do not [get a
government able to protect them from fear and from starvation], they grow
impatient. Therefore, the only sure bulwark of continuing
liberty is:
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