Mass media

"We cannot vaccinate our way out of the pandemic. [...] We are currently vaccinating against a variant that no longer exists. [...] Where we no longer have any real protective effect. It was a mistake from the outset to say that we had protection against infection." Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck

"A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years." Lysander Spooner

"For more than a century ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure--one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." David Rockefeller

"We should never forget that the constitution wasn't written to restrain citizens' behavior. It was written to restrain the government's behavior." Rand Paul

"The consequences of fear can be far greater than those caused by the virus itself." Jens Spahn

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." George Orwell

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." William Casey

"The only safe vaccine is one that is never used." Dr. James R. Shannon

"My professional career has been one long decline—from musician to lawyer and then to politician." Lothar de Maizière

"Incidence rates are being measured, but not the economic and psychological collateral damage. We need to adapt our pandemic measures accordingly." Jochen Schweizer

"Unfortunately, science has become political. The virus has become political. And I have said that I do not want to comment on the feasibility and proportionality of this. That is a political question." Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck

"In former times, torture was used. Nowadays, the press is used. That is certainly progress." Oscar Wilde

"The possibilities for manipulation have, of course, increased considerably in the age of mass media." Arthur Miller

"The news and the truth are not the same thing." Walter Lippmann