My history teacher tried to stress to us kids that didn’t seem to care much about history at the time, how important it is to learn from the past mistakes so we don’t repeat history. I now understand how important this is. Here are a few quotes from the past to ponder that are relevant to our current times.

To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.  

Adolf Hitler

Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident that they are acting on their own free will.

Joseph Goebbels