Free Thought and Official Propaganda by Bertrand Russell
"Free Thought and Official Propaganda" by Bertrand Russell is a speech delivered in 1922. Russell examines how governments suppress freedom of expression through education, propaganda, and economic control. He argues against blind certainty and advocates for rational doubt, contrasting William James's "will to believe" with his own "will to doubt." Drawing from personal experiences of censorship and discrimination, Russell demonstrates how political establishments punish dissenting voices, whether religious, political, or scientific, and
warns that intellectual freedom exists nowhere without restriction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 88126134 |
| Title | Free Thought and Official Propaganda |
| Series Title | Conway Memorial Lecture: 1922 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Thought_and_Official_Propaganda |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HM: Social sciences: Sociology |
| Subject | Free thought |
| Subject | Liberalism |
| Subject | Propaganda |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 44932 |
| Release Date | Feb 16, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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