Sound familiar?

The following are quotes from an ICH newsletter:

"I wouldn't call it fascism exactly, but a political system nominally
controlled by an irresponsible, dumbed down electorate who are
manipulated by dishonest, cynical, controlled mass media that dispense the
propaganda of a corrupt political establishment can hardly be described as
democracy either." -- Edward Zehr - (1936-2001) Columnist

"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence
of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public
councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are
rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them." --
Justice Joseph Story : (1779-1845) US Supreme Court Justice 1833

"In relation to the political decontamination of our public life, the
government will embark upon a systematic campaign to restore the
nation’s moral and material health. The whole educational system, theater,
film, literature, the press and broadcasting -- all these will be used as
a means to this end." -- Adolf Hitler : - (1889-1945) German Nazi
Dictator Source: Volkischer Beobachter, 23 March 1933

Do any of them sound familiar?