“Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty.”

— Joseph Goebbels

The quote "Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty." is famous quote attributed to Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945), Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister.

Perhaps a reframing of "The cleverest trick used in propaganda against Germany during the war was to accuse Germany of what our enemies themselves were doing," which Goebbels said at a 1934 Nurenberg rally. stackexchange.com https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/37824/did-joseph-goebbels-say-accuse-the-other-side-of-that-which-you-are-guilty.
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Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister 1897–1945

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