'In passing it struck Charles that one of the differences between totalitarianism and democracy was that the dictators told their people what they must think, while democratic leaders set out to show theirs what they were thinking. Whether or not these two methods of influencing mass thought came to the same thing in the end remained to be seen.' Jocelyn Playfair A House in the Country
Hmmm. Personally, I don't think the two methods arrive at the same result in the end. Well, I hope not, but the more I think about it ....
ReplyDeleteI know it's just an interesting thought to ponder in these days...
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