In case there is any question that this is an "urban legend", it has been documented and confirmed on ANTHRO-L, an anthropology b ulletinboard and discussion list.
Nice quote, Mike and Verbie!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McIntyre <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:45:56 -0500
Subject: Re: [UTCSTAFF] History Test:  Who Said It?

Hermann Goering.
Commander of the Luftwaffe,
before being sentenced to death at Nuremberg.

At 08:06 AM 3/20/03 -0500, Verbie Prevost wrote:
>Naturally, the common people don't want war. . . But, after all, it is the
>leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple
>matter to drag the 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. That
>is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and
>denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to
>danger. It works the same way in any country.
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>Verbie Lovorn Prevost
>Katharine Pryor Professor of English
>Director of English Graduate Studies
>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>615 McCallie Ave
>Chattanooga, TN  37403
>Phone: 423-425-4627
>Fax: 423-425-2282
>email: [log in to unmask]

Mike McIntyre, Ed.S
College of Education and Applied Professional Studies
Teacher Preparation Academy
Department 4154
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403