“Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made s...” — Adam Curtis Quote

“Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories, and politicians react randomly to every new crisis - leaving us bewildered and disorientated.”

“Al-Qaida became the new Soviet Union, and in the process, Bin Laden became a demonic, terrifyingly powerful figure brooding in a cave while he controlled and directed the al-Qaida network throughout the world. In this way, a serious but manageable terrorist threat became grossly exaggerated.”

“I could never understand how we could put 120,000 Japanese behind a fence in World War II. I remember being bewildered about that.”

“Christianity had two faces which bewildered me - two pictures which didn't fit.”

“If you read a book about school - someone else's book - you always translate it into your own school experiences. It's describing the student: he's bewildered and lost in a large crowd in a university classroom. You'll visualize that from your own experiences. So, everything you know is what you're really writing.”