Down to the present day the luminous image of democracy has often served as a pretext for the most undemocratic actions.

In a general way, a major goal of the propagandist is to seek some kind of authoritative backing for the belief he or she is propagating.

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

Small town people assume you are a friend if you simply remember their names.

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

Down to the present day the luminous image of democracy has often served as a pretext for the most undemocratic actions.

To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, an alert citizenry today should take the trouble to learn how easy it can be for a powerful minority to manipulate information to win the support-or the indifference-of the majority towards an action.