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“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will” is a saying that has been printed on many images. It is credited to Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), a German Nazi politician and chief propagandist for the Nazi Party.
There is no evidence that Goebbels said this. The quotation is shown on an image, credited to “Goebbels MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT,” and was posted on Facebook by Beware of Images on February 24, 2012. The saying’s popularity is from this image.
Wikipedia: Joseph Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels (pronounced [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈjoːzɛf ˈɡœbl̩s]; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf Hitler’s closest and most devoted acolytes, known for his skills in public speaking and his deeply virulent antisemitism, which was evident in his publicly voiced views. He advocated progressively harsher discrimination, including the extermination of the Jews in the Holocaust.
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SocialismsEnemy
@SocialismsEnemy
Propaganda works best on those who cannot think for themselves.
12:45 AM · Apr 6, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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@SecretAgent7
Propaganda works best on the naive and foolish. Beware the twisted lies—do your research.
9:28 PM · Jun 29, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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Jermaine Fletcher
@J_Fletcher
Propaganda works best when individuals refuse to think completely for themselves.
10:33 PM · Jan 3, 2011·Twitter Web Client
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Dan Castro
@DanCas2
Propaganda works best when people don’t have access to the facts and when they are more blinded by hate of http://current.com/1th2ikc
2:52 PM · Oct 28, 2011·current.com
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Beware of Images
February 24, 2012 at 9:37 PM ·
A quick reminder from the all-time master of propaganda.
— with Myron Edwards Edwards and 4 others
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
“Propaganda works best
when those who are being
manipulated are confident
that they are acting on
their own free will”
Goebbels
MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT
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Gloria Lemos
@LemosGlo
“Propaganda works best when those being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.” Goebbele
(The saying is shown on an image, credited to “GOEBBELS—MINISTER OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT.”—ed.)
12:38 PM · Feb 28, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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mastermind
@buy_your_hood
‘Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will’ Goebbels
9:35 AM · Mar 15, 2012·Twitter for Android
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Blinded by the Light
@TerryStalnaker
Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will~Goebbels
8:59 PM · Apr 26, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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Etiënne || TRGC
@EtienneTRGC
Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will. #Goebbels #QuestionAll
12:21 PM · May 16, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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Allen Frances
@AllenFrancesMD
“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.”
Joseph Goebbels
Trump is probably too dumb to have read Goebbels & Hitler, but brilliant enough to reinvent their methods.
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Dr. Jeffrey Guterman
@JeffreyGuterman
· Dec 23, 2020
Joseph Goebbels and two of his children at a Christmas party in Berlin, Germany on this date December 23 in 1937. Goebbels was reincarnated as Stephen Miller. Photo: AP. #OTD
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Really
@Contrarrion
Replying to @detroitnews
“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.”
Joseph Goebbels
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