Files Quote by Joseph Goebbels

Propaganda invariably serves the long-term interests of some elite.

— John Berger

All propaganda must be so popular and on such an intellectual level, that even the most stupid of those towards whom it is directed…

— Adolf Hitler

All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to…

— Adolf Hitler

Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.

— Anonymous

All propaganda must be popular and its intellectual level must be adjusted to the most limited intelligence among those it is addressed to.

— Adolf Hitler

The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;…

— Eric Hoffer

All propaganda must be confined to a few bare necessities and then must be expressed in a few stereotyped formulas . . . Only…

— Adolf Hitler

The best defense against propaganda: more propaganda.

— Edward Bernays

Propaganda is persuading people to make up their minds while withholding some of the facts from them.

— Harold Evans

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other…

— Jean Anouilh

[Propaganda] must be aimed at the emotions and only to a very limited degree at the so-called intellect... The art of propaganda lies in…

— Adolf Hitler

Propaganda requires a permanent network of communication so that it can systematically stifle reflection with emotive or utopian slogans. Its pace is usually fast.

— John Berger