Money Quote by Becky Bond

“Elections are run by the public relations industry. Its primary task is commercial advertising, which is designed to undermine markets by creating uninformed consumers…

— Noam Chomsky

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

— Anton Chekhov

“...isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of…

— David Riesman

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets…

— Barack Obama

“In fact quite generally, commercial advertising is fundamentally an effort to undermine markets. We should recognize that. If you’ve taken an economics course, you…

— Noam Chomsky

It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads.

— Andy Borowitz

Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its power is real, and on the brink of a…

— Eric Clark

“Our ego is stroked and cultivated to the point we don’t even notice that we are being manipulated by advertising departments and huge corporations.…

— David Carlyle

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left. It's totally dishonest.

— David Ogilvy

“The odd American idea that giving money to political campaigns is free speech means that the very rich have far more speech, and so…

— Timothy Snyder

“Is there a way forward, when campaign financing and mega-lobbying have displaced the common good and have led Americans to despair about the functioning…

— Jeffrey D. Sachs

“The odd American idea that giving money to political campaigns is free speech means that the very rich have far more speech, and so…

— Timothy Snyder