The power of official lies comes not from the people who accept the lie wholeheartedly, but from the people who knowingly suppress their instincts and perceptio

The power of official lies comes not from the people who accept the lie wholeheartedly, but from the people who knowingly suppress their instincts and perception in service of public harmony. Here, it doesn't matter how preposterous the proposition is, so long as everyone knows the authorized explanation and the consequences for claiming anything else.