Terence H. Qualter Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The weapon of the dictator is not so much propaganda as censorship."

by:	Terence H. Qualter
Source:	Propaganda and Psychological Warfare, 1962
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Categories:	Censorship, Despotism, Fascism, Prohibition, Propaganda, Speech, Tyranny
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-- Joe, Rochester, MI
I thinke they are the 2 ends of the same stick. -- Mike, Norwalk
And through the dictator's propaganda apparatus she convinces the masses that censorship is necessary for security, morality, and the common good of the people and the state. -- JT Ready, Mesa, AZ
One cannot expect the government and the press to report on their own misdeeds. That is why most people know nothing about the Council on Foreign Relations (the shadow government of the US with members in every level of government and the media) and the Federal Reserve (no one dares publish anything that questions the new world order). -- E Archer, NYC
Censorship and propaganda are the tools of the dictator. A complacent, compliant citizenry are his building materials. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
Finally Mike & I concur... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
Mesa, AZ. Nails it on the head. -- cal, Lewisville, Tx
Mesa gets it. -- jim k, Austin