"Books differ from all other propaganda.., primarily because one book can significantly change the reader's attitude and action to an extent unmatched by the impact of any other medium... this make[s] books the most important weapon of strategic propaganda." -CIA Covert propaganda program, 1961
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The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
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