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Quote by Edward Bernays

“The best defense against propaganda: more propaganda.”

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Edward Bernays, known as the father of public relations, was a public relations consultant who passed away on March 9, 1995, at the age of 103. Born on November 22, 1891, Bernays had a profound impact on the field of public relations, pioneering the application of psychological principles to commercial and governmental communication. more

“In theory, everybody buys the best and cheapest commodities offered to him on the market. In practice, if every one went around pricing, and chemically testing before purchasing, the dozens of soaps or fabrics or brands of bread which are for sale, economic life would become hopelessly jammed.”

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Author:Edward Bernays

“We are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.”

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Author:Edward Bernays

“The American motion picture is the greatest unconscious carrier of propaganda in the world today. It is a great distributor for ideas and opinions. The motion picture can standardize the ideas and habits of a nation. Because pictures are made to meet market demands, they reflect, emphasize and even exaggerate broad popular tendencies, rather than stimulate new ideas and opinions. The motion picture avails itself only of ideas and facts which are in vogue. As the newspaper seeks to purvey news, it seeks to purvey entertainment.”