(Propaganda) proceeds by psychological manipulations, character modifications, by creation of stereotypes useful when the time comes - The two great routes that this sub-propaganda takes are the conditioned reflex and the myth

Quote by Jacques Ellul

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It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques...

It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques...

In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which...

In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which...

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological...

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological...

The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment...

The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment...

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes...

All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes...

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new...

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new...

The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link...

The Holy Spirit alone can do this, the Holy Spirit alone can establish this link...

For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into...

For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into...

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the...

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the...

Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.

Prayer holds together the shattered fragments of the creation. It makes history possible.

Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a...

Thinking has become a superfluous exercise... purely internal, without compelling force, more or less a...

The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an...

The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an...

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

I believe in using words, not fists... I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

I believe in using words, not fists... I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

Believe in me, cause I don't believe in anything, and I wanna be someone to...

Believe in me, cause I don't believe in anything, and I wanna be someone to...

What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the...

What in me is dark, Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the...

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think...

It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think...

The greatest American superstition is a belief in facts

The greatest American superstition is a belief in facts

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example;...

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example;...