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

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

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.

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

Exposure as a propagandist is fatal to the would-be persuader.

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.

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