The vested interests-if we explain the situation by their influence-can only get the public to act as they wish by manipulating public opinion, by playing either upon the public's indifference, confusions, prejudices, pugnacities or fears. And the only way in which the power of the interests can be undermined and their maneuvers defeated is by bringing home to the public the danger of its indifference, the absurdity of its prejudices, or the hollowness of its fears; by showing that it is indifferent to danger where real danger exists; frightened by dangers which are nonexistent.
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discu… - Norman Angell
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discu…
- Norman Angell
It is part of the moral tragedy with which we are dealing that words like 'democracy,' 'freedom,' 'rights,' 'justice,' which have so often inspired h… - Norman Angell
It is part of the moral tragedy with which we are dealing that words like 'democracy,' 'freedom,' 'rights,' 'justice,' which have so often inspired h…
The evil was not in either ideal; the evil was in the attempt to impose that ideal by force upon others. - Norman Angell
The evil was not in either ideal; the evil was in the attempt to impose that ideal by force upon others.
What could be a more Canadian way to indulge in the national preoccupation with perceptions - honest, hilarious, huffy or high-minded - of this count… - Norman Angell
What could be a more Canadian way to indulge in the national preoccupation with perceptions - honest, hilarious, huffy or high-minded - of this count…
What is needed is the development in men of that particular type of skill which will enable them to make social use of knowledge already in their pos… - Norman Angell
What is needed is the development in men of that particular type of skill which will enable them to make social use of knowledge already in their pos…
The obstacles to peace are in the minds and hearts of men. In the study of matter we can be honest, impartial, true. That is why we succeed in deali… - Norman Angell
The obstacles to peace are in the minds and hearts of men. In the study of matter we can be honest, impartial, true. That is why we succeed in deali…
The capitalist can only make a whole people go to war . . . by capturing the popular will. The only prophylactic against that situation is to make th… - Norman Angell
The capitalist can only make a whole people go to war . . . by capturing the popular will. The only prophylactic against that situation is to make th…
I joined the Labour Party not because it was Left Wing, but because it was definitely internationalists and would seem to be the group in the Labour … - Norman Angell
I joined the Labour Party not because it was Left Wing, but because it was definitely internationalists and would seem to be the group in the Labour …
God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself. - Norman Angell
God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself.
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