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“When we consider propaganda as the attempt to shape the thoughts and feelings of others, in ways conforming to the aims of the communicator, we find a vast array of different examples throughout history.”

Way Different Feelings Example Shapes Aim Propaganda Conform Thoughts And Feelings Communicators

Book:Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion

Source: Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion

“Poetry is related to philosophy as experience is related to empirical science. Experience makes us acquainted with the phenomenon in the particular and by means of examples, science embraces the whole of phenomena by means of general conceptions. So poetry seeks to make us acquainted with the Platonic Ideas through the particular and by means of examples. Philosophy aims at teaching, as a whole and in general, the inner nature of things which expresses itself in these. One sees even here that poetry bears more the character of youth, philosophy that of old age.”

Mean Ideas Philosophy Whole Character Age Teaching Example Youth Particular Bears Aim Embrace Old Age Related Poetry Is Phenomenon Conception Platonic

Book:The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 3 of 3)

Source: The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 3 of 3)

“Socialism to me is establishing social control of power in society, and where that differs from liberalism for example which aims at a similar situation in some respects, is we think you can only establish control over power by changing the structure and distribution of power, notably economic power.”

Thinking Social Situation Economic Example Aim Structure Socialism Liberalism Distribution Economic Power Social Control Distribution Of Power

Author:Denis Healey

“If you're following the news, you know that the major religions differ in their interpretation of the holy books. For example, one way to interpret God's will is that you should love your neighbor. An alternate reading of the holy books might lead you to rig a donkey cart with small mortar rockets and aim it at a hotel full of infidels. In summary, po-tay-to, poh-tah-to. Religions are very flexible.”

“A traveler's chief aim should be to make men wiser and better, and to improve their minds by the bad-as well as good example of what they deliver concerning foreign places.”

Men Should Mind Wells Example Aim Chiefs Wiser Traveler Good Examples Foreign Places

Book:Gulliver's Travels - Literary Touchstone Edition

Source: Gulliver's Travels - Literary Touchstone Edition

“It wasn't that I amassed it with aims of selling it and becoming a rich man. My personality demanded that I be surrounded by the best examples of the world's art.”

Men World Art Rich Example Personality Becoming Aim Selling Rich Man

Author:Hermann Goring