"History has also taught us that lies often serve a cause better than the truth. For man lingers and always wanders in the desert for forty years before he takes the next step on the path of his development. You can only be led out of the wilderness with threats and promises, and in the meantime you have to yell at them with imaginary dangers and, if not, promise them with imaginary rewards; and do not rest half way, and, deviating from the true path, worship the golden calf prostrate.
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Arthur KoestlerAll Translations
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History has also taught us that lies often serve a cause better than the truth. For man lingers and always wanders in the desert for forty years before he takes the next step on the path of his development. You can only be led out of the wilderness with threats and promises, and in the meantime you have to yell at them with imaginary dangers and, if not, promise them with imaginary rewards; and do not rest half way, and, deviating from the true path, worship the golden calf prostrate.
""A történelem arra is megtanított bennünket, hogy a hazugságok gyakran jobban szolgálják az ügyet, mint az igazság. Az ember ugyanis rest, és mindig negyven esztendeig tévelyeg előbb a sivatagban, amíg megteszi a soron következő lépést fejlődésének útján. Fenyegetésekkel és ígéretekkel lehet csak kivezetni a pusztából, s közben képzelt veszedelmekkel kell riogatni és nemkülönben képzeletbeli jutalmakkal kecsegtetni; meg ne pihenjen félúton, s letérve az igaz útról az aranyborjút imádja leborulva."