472 Quotes About Propaganda

Politics knows no currency.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.

If such things were not so dangerous one would laugh. But one recognizes the technique. Such propaganda always begins with words, but soon it proceeds to deeds. When there are no facts to support lies, facts must be made.

We consume two type of information: One that makes us grow; Other that gives us an emotional release. The second type of information is being bombarded too much these days. Politicians, activists, entertainers, businesses, spiritual teachers, admins of online groups -- All are exploiting human emotions. People are turning into diary cows that can be milked anytime by giving an injection.

Una verdad sin interés puede ser eclipsada por una falsedad emocionante.

...one ought to recognize that the present political chaos is connected with the decay of language, and that one can probably bring some improvement by starting at the verbal end....Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.-- 'Politics and the English Language,' 1946

You just need to be convincing enough to fool the public. That’s easy.

By using propaganda skillfully any delusion can become fact.

As we have witnessed recently, the purpose of modern political propaganda isn't only to misinform or push a particular agenda. It is to weaken our critical thinking, in effect to annihilate the truth.