The fact that somebody committed a heinous crime does not mean that everything he said is always wrong.

Here’s another example — a quote by Herman Goering:

“Why, of course, the people don’t want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in American, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship…

…Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”

Goering was a horrible, evil man…but what he said here (at his Nuremberg war crimes trial) was 100% accurate. If you remember how the Bush administration dragged us all into invading Iraq, then you watched this very same dynamic in action.

If a statement is accurate, the fact that you don’t like who said it doesn’t make it any less accurate. Think about that the next time you watch your favorite political pundits tell you that the other side always lies.