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> [If you can write a nation's stories, you needn't worry about who makes its laws. Today, television tells most of the stories to most of the people most of the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/if-you-can-write-a-nation-s-stories-you-needn-t-worry-about-who-makes/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

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> [“You know, who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behaviour. It used to be the parent, the school, the church, the community. Now it's a handful of global conglomerates that have nothing to tell, but a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/you-know-who-tells-the-stories-of-a-culture-really-governs-human/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

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## More by George Gerbner

> [If you can write a nation's stories, you needn't worry about who makes its laws. Today, television tells most of the stories to most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/if-you-can-write-a-nation-s-stories-you-needn-t-worry-about-who-makes/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

> [Fearful people are more dependent, more easily manipulated and controlled, more susceptible to deceptively simple, strong, tough measures and hard-line postures. ... They may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/fearful-people-are-more-dependent-more-easily-manipulated-and/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

> [On prime time entertainment television, scientists are most at risk. Ten percent of scientists featured in prime-time entertainment programming get killed, and five percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/on-prime-time-entertainment-television-scientists-are-most-at-risk/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

> [“You know, who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behaviour. It used to be the parent, the school, the church, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/you-know-who-tells-the-stories-of-a-culture-really-governs-human/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

> [The product is the delivery of the largest number of people at the least cost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/the-product-is-the-delivery-of-the-largest-number-of-people-at-the/)

[George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/)

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