Both sides had figured out the formula for enslaving the minds of the people too weak and corrupted to maintain their own thoughts. Albus Dumbledore was just as guilty. He manipulated the very ideals and value systems of an entire group of people who firmly believed they were on the side of the "good'. It hadn't even been that difficult. All that he needed to do was loudly and confidently proclaim that he was fighting to have a world free of evil and darkness. He convinced even himself that what he was doing was simply for the "Greater Good'. Countless people in the seventies and the nineties died because they believed it was a cause worth dying for. Lord Voldemort never hid his nefarious plans behind pretty words and kind gestures. Though he might have used less force, Dumbledore was every bit as insidious in his machinations. Innocent people who should have been able to look forward to a long life with their families were cut down too early. There were no winners.