For purposes of this discussion, propaganda is defined as the manipulation of the public to the end of securing some specific action. - Everett Dean Martin

Common men cherish their naive faiths and ask no questions.

The skepticism which has value is that which leads one on to further study and investigation. And it is characterized by intellectual modesty.

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.