They are not mad. They're trained to believe, not to know. Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

Frank Herbert
They are not mad. They're trained to believe, not to...
They are not mad. They're trained to believe, not to...
They are not mad. They're trained to believe, not to...
They are not mad. They're trained to believe, not to...
About This Quote

These lines from the book 1984 by George Orwell are a chilling reminder of what can happen when we choose to believe in things that aren’t true. The Soviet Union was very fond of brainwashing and Orwell used this as a metaphor for mind control. He mocks the idea that people can be made to do something they don’t want to do.

Source: Dune Messiah

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