Edward Bernays, The Father Of American Propaganda

‘Bernays had written earlier about the use of public relations techniques as a way for corporations to “so mold the mind of the masses that they will throw their newly gained strength in the desired direction.” – Bernays, in his first influential book on propaganda: Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923)
Admen like Bernays are “professional poisoners of the public mind, exploiters of foolishness, fanaticism, and self-interest.” — Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter when he warned President Franklin Roosevelt against allowing Bernays to play a leadership role in World War II
“Always tell the truth. Tell a lot of the truth. Tell a lot more of the truth than anybody expects you to tell. But never tell the whole truth.” — quote from one of the participants of the 1924 annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World (from Stuart Ewen’s 1976 book, Captains of Consciousness: Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture)’
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