How Do You Kill 11 Million People? by Andy Andrews

I have just finished reading Andy Andrews' newest book How Do You Kill 11 Million People? with the subtitle "Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think." The book is only 84 pages from cover-to-cover and can easily be read in less than 30 minutes.

I am making several quotes from the book available here with the page number associated. These are direct quotes and no further commentary from me.

The past is what is real and true, while history is merely what someone recorded. There is a difference." Page 7

How do you kill eleven million people? Lie to them Page 21

"How fortunate for leaders that men do not think. Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." Hitler Page 32

"The great masses of the people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than a small one." Mein Kampf, Hilter's autobiography Page 32

In the long run, it is much easier to undo the policies of crooked leadership than to restore common sense and wisdom to a deceived population willing to elect such a leader in the first place. Any country can survive having chosen a fool as their leader. But history has shown time and again that a nation of fools is surely doomed. Page 42

Have you noticed that if any one of us lies to them (government), it is a felony? But if any one of them lies to us, it is considered politics. Page 44

Frankly, I believe candidates from both parties have lied to the American people. Page 53

In Germany, they were certainly a nation of mislead people. They assumed that the leaders in whom they had placed their faith would put their best interests at the forefront. Page 55

My point is that each of us must stop blindly believing everything someone with an agenda says. Page 59

On the occasion of our nation's one-hundredth birthday, in his centennial address to Congress in 1876, President James A. Garfield issued a warning widely reported in the press at that time. He said, "Now, more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature." Then, he added, "If [one hundred years from now] the next centennial does not find us a great nation... it will be because those who represent the enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid in controlling the political forces." Pages 62-63

If you want to test a person's character, give him power. Great leadership is a product of great character. And this is why character matters. Page 65