“Naturally the common people don’t want war. But after all, it is the

leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it’s always a

simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy or a

fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.

Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of

the leaders.  This is easy.  All you have to do is tell them they are

being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and

for exposing the country to danger.  It works the same in every

country.”

   --- Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Reich Marshall, at the Nuremberg

Trials after World War II.