Those who know best this truth about the possibilities of the application of untruth and defamation, however, were at all times the Jews; for their entire existence is built on one single great lie, namely, that here one had to deal with a religious brotherhood, while in fact one has to do with a race what a race! As such they have been nailed down forever, in an eternally correct sentence of fundamental truth, by one of the greatest minds of mankind; he called them 'the great masters of lying.' He who does not realize this or does not want to believe this will never be able to help truth to victory in this world.”
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HItler's famous and often misrepresented passage about the psychology behind "The Big Lie." Although he is often depicted as promoting this method, he is only explaining how it works psychologically here—most people are honest in big things and therefore can't conceive of anyone telling huge lies. The Big Lie is identified as the idea that Jews are members of a religion rather than a race. Hitler says they are a race.
Mein Kampf
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