Learning Quote by Timothy Snyder
““Once truth had become oracular rather than factual, evidence was irrelevant. At the end of the war a worker told Klemperer that “understanding is useless, you have to have faith. I believe in the Führer.””
About This Quote
Source Book: On Tyranny, 2017
Describes how truth becomes prophecy, making evidence irrelevant, leading to blind faith.
In simple terms: Truth becomes prophecy, evidence ignored.
Beware of dogma.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- political discourse
- education
- media consumption
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does propaganda replace facts?
- What safeguards protect truth?
Not all societies follow this pattern.