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Propaganda Quotes

How messaging shapes what people believe.

These propaganda quotes include a striking firsthand account of Russian state television offering only one real channel, alongside a filmmaker's stated refusal to turn movies into vehicles for social messaging. See our Art quotes too.

In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.

Quotes by Yakov Smirnoff

Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.

Quotes by Vladimir Lenin

I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.

Quotes by Steve Irwin

The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a liberal conspiracy.

Quotes by Shane Smith

Always Quotes

Russia has always been involved in propaganda and disinformation.

Quotes by Sebastian Gorka

Is the president purposefully using propaganda and hyperbole to garner the American public for support?

Quotes by Sean Hannity

The Russian propaganda machine, even in the U.S., is not to be discounted.

Quotes by Richard Grenell

Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.

Quotes by Rebecca MacKinnon

China's censorship and propaganda systems may be complex and multilayered, but they are obviously not well coordinated.

Quotes by Rebecca MacKinnon

American Quotes

When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I'd make documentaries.

Quotes by Norman Jewison

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

I'm always fascinated by the disjunct between what's really happening on the ground and the propaganda machine that feeds America alarmist news about immigration.

Quotes by Luis Alberto Urrea

Pacifist propaganda and the resolutions of the parliamentarians encouraged such treaties, and toward the end of the nineteenth century their number had increased considerably.

Quotes by Ludwig Quidde

That's basically what's going on now: Everything is propaganda.

Quotes by Lindsey Buckingham

Art Quotes

A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks to the efforts of the labour members, of whom I was one.

Quotes by Leon Jouhaux

Social media serve as the propaganda machine of 21st century terror, and this is apparent in the Middle East.

Quotes by Lee Zeldin

It's unfathomable that Twitter would be so brazenly complacent, allowing Hamas to use its platform as a terror command and communications center of dangerous propaganda.

Quotes by Lee Zeldin

Art is more engaging that propaganda.

Quotes by Larry Norman

It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dispel the illusion that the imperialists will give up their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good will.

Quotes by Kim Il-sung

Believe Quotes

I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement.

Quotes by Jon Voight

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical perspective appears in these propaganda quotes?
One offers a firsthand account of Russian television having effectively one real channel, with the other simply redirecting viewers back to state messaging.
Do any of these quotes discuss film and propaganda?
Yes, one filmmaker states clearly they never want their films to become vehicles for social propaganda, preferring to make documentaries if that were the actual goal.
Is there a quote comparing propaganda across political systems?
One draws a sharp comparison, describing propaganda's function in a democracy as equivalent to a bludgeon's function in a totalitarian state.
Does this topic mention religion or atheism?
One quote references a program built around spreading atheist messaging as an inherent part of its mission, showing the word applied to belief systems as well as politics and media.
What topic pairs well with propaganda quotes?
Our Art quotes connect naturally, especially around the tension between creative work and being used to deliver a message.

One quote memorably compares propaganda's role in democracy to a bludgeon's role under totalitarian rule. Pair this with our American or Believe quotes.