We live in a time when complex ethical questions are easily subordinated to the demands of efficiency, profit maximization, and maintenance or furthering of political power.

There are many other ways in which language can be used to manipulate an audience. one obvious way is to simply lie.

There are many special interests skilful at manipulating circumstances and communications in such a way as to benefit their own ends and not necessarily the public good.

If war is glorified, it tends to eclipse the policies it is meant to serve.

When we look for propaganda, we have the obvious job of asking what messages are being propagated.

Once we recognize the power of propaganda, we need to ask whether its exercise is consistent with those democratic ideals to which lip-service is commonly accorded.

The liar wants to be believed, but lying undermines the foundation for credibility.