It must be borne in mind that everything the propagandist does or says is for effect—most commonly the effect on fools. The public wants not truth bu… - Everett Dean Martin

Standardization develops a kind of mass mind, which in mature years renders men very susceptible to crowd appeal.

The propagandist merely wishes you to think as he does. The educator is more modest; he is so delighted if you think at all that he is willing to let you do so in your own way.

Moral education is not mere drill in the ways of the herd. The good man's first duty, as Professor Erskine says, is to be intelligent. Good intentions alone do not enable man to judge wisely or behave well. The prevailing idea that one can be at the same time good and stupid has strongly influenced our education.