Paul W. Hodes said "perhaps the gentleman, my colleague, does not understand that this amendment prohibits lying. "Be all you can be" is persuasion. A concerted program of government-directed lies is propaganda. The amendment would simply codify language outlawing propaganda within the United States aimed at our citizens, and perhaps the gentleman is unaware that similar language has been included in congressional appropriations bills since the 1950s. And thus, this amendment does not represent any change in U.S. policy. Propaganda is narrowly defined as communications designed to influence the people of the United States, and it is limited to domestic programs within the United States aimed at U.S. citizens." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 22, 2008

perhaps the gentleman, my colleague, does not understand that this amendment prohibits lying. "Be all you can be" is persuasion. A concerted program of government-directed lies is propaganda. The amendment would simply codify language outlawing propaganda within the United States aimed at our citizens, and perhaps the gentleman is unaware that similar language has been included in congressional appropriations bills since the 1950s. And thus, this amendment does not represent any change in U.S. policy. Propaganda is narrowly defined as communications designed to influence the people of the United States, and it is limited to domestic programs within the United States aimed at U.S. citizens.

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Paul W. Hodes

New Hampshire

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment to prohibit domestic propaganda during a House floor debate.

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