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# Brian Crozier

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Brian Rossiter Crozier was a British historian, propagandist and journalist. He was also one of the central staff members of a secret propaganda department belonging to the UK Foreign Office, known as the Information Research Department (IRD) which republished and supported much of his work.

##  Quotes by Brian Crozier

> [A society that does not defend itself is doomed. A system that remains passive in the face of attack deserves to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-crozier/a-society-that-does-not-defend-itself-is-doomed-a-system-that-remains/)

[Brian Crozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-crozier/)

[Commit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/commit/)

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> [I've never been to the Soviet Union and the main reason for that is I was warned several times by people from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-crozier/i-ve-never-been-to-the-soviet-union-and-the-main-reason-for-that-is-i/)

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> [I've tried to make a book that's accessible to the ordinary, intelligent reader. Very often books that cover this kind of subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-crozier/i-ve-tried-to-make-a-book-that-s-accessible-to-the-ordinary/)

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> [The ultimate sophistication of subversion is to take over the government, not by unlawful but by lawful means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-crozier/the-ultimate-sophistication-of-subversion-is-to-take-over-the/)

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