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Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.

Source: The Origins of Totalitarianism, ch. 3, sct. 11 (1951).
-- Hannah Arendt, (Oct 14 1906-1975), German-US political scientist; She is best known for her critical writing on Jewish affairs and her study of totalitarianism.

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