Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in ne

Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies. – Francis Macdonald Cornford

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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume. – Noam Chomsky

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The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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