The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"

Chapter 3

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FICTION FORGED INTO "FACT"

The Lie in its Second Stage--The Tale Becomes "Fact"--The "Rabbi's" Speech--Its Authenticity Vouched for by "Retcliffe"--An Illuminating Footnote--A Dedication to The Russian "Black Hundreds"--The Imaginary "Speech" Bears Witness to Authenticity of "Protocols," Themselves Based on "Speech"--Three Stages of the Lie 43