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Outrageous propaganda kills itself; men do not believe the “papers” because they have found them lying at some point where the facts forced themselves upon attention.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Outrageous propaganda kills itself; men do not believe the “papers” because they have found them lying at some point…”
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Laski argues that propaganda loses credibility when it is found to be dishonest.
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