“When you tell a lie often enough, you become unable to distinguish it from the truth.”
Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology
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Russian politician, led the October Revolution 1870–1924Related quotes
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Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …
The Near East (1968), p. 31
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Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
Compare sourced quote set forth above: "The English follow the principle that when one lies, it should be a big lie, and one should stick to it." <br class="br">Attributed to Goebbels in Publications Relating to Various Aspects of Communism http://books.google.com/books?id=iLAnAQAAMAAJ&q=%22If+you+repeat+a+lie+often+enough,+people+will+believe+it.%22&dq=%22If+you+repeat+a+lie+often+enough,+people+will+believe+it.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U4gPUvObG4qMyQHlhYAw&ved=0CGQQ6AEwCQ (1946), by United States Congress, House Committee on Un-American Activities. No reliable source has been located, and this is probably simply a further variation of the Big Lie idea. <br class="br">Variants: <br class="br">If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. <br class="br">If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth. <br class="br">If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. <br class="br">If you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes truth. <br class="br">If you repeat a lie many times, people are bound to start believing it. <br class="br">Attributed in The Sack of Rome (2006) by Alexander Stille, p. 14, and also attributed in A World Without Walls: Freedom, Development, Free Trade and Global Governance (2003) by Mike Moore, p. 63. <br class="br">Misattributed
“A lie that is accepted by a sufficient number of ignorant voters becomes a political truth.”
James Bovard (1956) American journalist
From Terrorism & Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (Palgrave, 2003) http://www.jimbovard.com/Epigrams%20page%20Terrorism%20&%20Tyranny.htm
