We believe that the cinema's capacity for getting around, for observing and selecting from life itself can be exploited in a new and vital art form
John GriersonMy view... would be that we are entering upon a new and interim society which is neither capitalist nor socialist, but in which we can achieve central planning without loss of individual initiative, by the mere process of absorbing initiative in the function of planning.
John GriersonWhen quick results are imperative, the manipulation of the masses through symbols may be the only quick way of having a critical thing done.
John GriersonAnd, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship.
John Grierson