What does this quote by Hitler mean?

What is the meaning of this quote?

"The broad mass of a nation... will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one." - Adolf Hitler.

John W2011-06-06T17:03:47Z

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As Joseph Stalin once said,"When you tell a lie, tell one so big the whole world will believe it!"
People get caught up in such a big lie because it is against human nature to believe something so absurd it could not possibly be anything but the truth.