Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
must also take into account the individual’s laziness,
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Modern man worships “facts”—that is, he accepts “facts” as the ultimate reality. He is convinced that what is, is good. He believes that facts in
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
citizen of a modern state pays more taxes than the most heavily taxed people in pre-Napoleonic days.
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
inadmissible intellectual surrender.
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
And the individual does not want information, but only value judgments and preconceived positions.
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
His own life becomes the only criterion of justice and injustice, of Good and
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
“preponderant”
Jacques Ellul • Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
a confusion between judgments of probability and judgments of value.