It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and…

- Randal Marlin

Once we recognize the power of propaganda, we need to ask whether its exercise is consistent with those democratic ideals to which lip-service is com…

- Randal Marlin

Any restrictions to freedom of expression will always open the door to possible others, because analogical reasoning can mount arguments showing why …

- Randal Marlin

The liar wants to be believed, but lying undermines the foundation for credibility.

- Randal Marlin

To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, an alert citizenry today should take the trouble to learn how easy it can be for a powerful minority to …

- Randal Marlin

We live in a time when complex ethical questions are easily subordinated to the demands of efficiency, profit maximization, and maintenance or furthe…

- Randal Marlin

There are many other ways in which language can be used to manipulate an audience. one obvious way is to simply lie.

- Randal Marlin

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 …

- Randal Marlin

When we look for propaganda, we have the obvious job of asking what messages are being propagated.

- Randal Marlin