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were humane if they brought about a quicker victory... All propaganda must
be popular and its intellectual level must be adjusted to the most limited
intelligence among those it is addressed to. Consequently, the greater the mass
it is intended to reach, the lower is purely intellectual level will have to be." 35
Hitler was certainly effective in his use of propaganda. For instance, the
well-known director Leni Riefenstahl was requested to produce a Nazi
propaganda film, Olympia. In Triumph of Will, another film by Riefenstahl,
Hitler was shown as an almost divine being. Pagan Nazi ideology was praised

Propaganda methods were also employed by Mussolini. Above are some examples of publications reflecting
Italian fascism and its pagan roots. Below is a slogan employed by Mussolini which reveals the thinking
adopted by the educational system. It reads, "Believe, obey, fight," which even primary schoolchildren were
forced to learn by heart.