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Propaganda Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Propaganda ... serves more to justify ourselves than to convince others; and the more reason we have to feel guilty, the more fervent our propaganda.
- To be aware how fruitful the playful mood can be is to be immune to the propaganda of the alienated, which extols resentment as a…
- The vigor of a mass movement stems from the propensity of its followers for united action and self-sacrifice. When we ascribe the success of a…
- The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor…
- Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
More Propaganda Quotes
- If they embark on this course the difference between the old and the new education will be an important one. Where the… — C.S. Lewis
- There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that Americans have… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
- History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. — Ambrose Bierce
- It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda. — Harry Browne
- All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they… — Noam Chomsky
- In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. — Winston Churchill
- Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike… — Jean Anouilh