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One of the serious results of propaganda is that it has caused the public to think that education and propaganda are the same thing, and thus to make an ignorant multitude believe it is being educated when it is only being manipulated. Education aims at independence of judgement. Propaganda offers ready-made opinions for the unthinking herd.
 By: | Everett Dean Martin (more quotes by Everett Dean Martin or books by/about Everett Dean Martin) |
| (1880-1941) American minister, writer, journalist, instructor, lecturer, social psychologist, social philosopher, advocate of adult education |
Source: | Are We Victims of Propaganda, Our Invisible Masters: A Debate with Edward Bernays (1929) https://postflaviana.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/martin-bernays-debate.pdf |
Categories: | Propaganda, Education, Ignorance, Collectivism, Control, Independence, Reason, Indoctrination, Opinion, Free Thought |
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