There is arguably something wrong with a method of persuasion that cannot pass the test of publicity.

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

Propaganda analysis can contribute to world peace by exposing those techniques that lead to armed conflict by creating misapprehension of reality.

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

Party politics in modern democratic society means pandering to a wide variety of different groups and sympathizing with their often quite base motives, such as revenge, power, booty, and spoils, to maintain the necessary level of support.

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.

When you give false information you tend to restrict the freedom of choice to others.