“In two weeks the sheeplike masses of any country can be worked up by the newspapers into such a state of excited fury that men are prepared to put on uniforms and kill and be killed, for the sake of the sordid ends of a few interested parties.”
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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Ideas and Opinions, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Ideas and Opinions
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This page records the wording "In two weeks the sheeplike masses of any country can…," which centers on weeks, sheeplike, masses. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its creativity and perseverance context.
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- Use "In two weeks the sheeplike masses of any country can…" in a creativity discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
- Compare its treatment of weeks with sheeplike in a lesson, essay, or editorial note before drawing a conclusion.
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