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All you have to do is anesthetize the masses by telling them they're an elite, that they've got a mission, that they're making history, that they're fulfilling their destiny and fighting for a better world — and they swallow it like lambs — even when a guttersnipe says it.

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Hans Hellmut Kirst

Hans Hellmut Kirst

Born: December 5, 1914
Died: February 13, 1989 (aged 74)
Bio: Hans Hellmut Kirst was a distinguished German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English.
Known for:
  1. The Night of the Generals (1962)
  2. The Revolt of Gunner Asch (1954)
  3. Officer factory (1962)
  4. Hero in the tower (1972)

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