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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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Joseph Goebbels
Age: 47 †
Born: 1897
Born: October 29
Died: 1945
Died: May 1
Autobiographer
Demagogue
Diarist
German Politician
Journalist
Novelist
Politician
Propagandist
Screenwriter
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