(propaganda) Proceeds By Psychological Manipulations, Character Modifications,

Prayer Holds Together The Shattered Fragments Of Creation. It Makes History Possible.

In Sum, Thought And Reflection Have Been Rendered Thoroughly Pointless By The Circumstances In Which Modern Men And Women Live And Act.

There Is A Limited Elite That Understands The Secrets Of Their Own Techniques, But Not Necessarily Of All Techniques. These Men Are Close To The Seat Of Modern Governmental Power. The State Is No Longer Founded On The 'average Citizen', But On The Ability And Knowledge Of This Elite. The Average Man Is Altogether Unable To Penetrate Technical Secrets Or Governmental Organization And Consequently Can Exert No Influence At All On The State.

Totalitarianism Extends To Whatever Touches It...psychological Technique, As It Operates In The Army Or In A Great Industrial Plant, Entails A Direct Action On The Family. It Involves A Psychological Adaptation Of Family Life To Military Or Industrial Methods, Supervision Of Family Life, And Training Family Life For Military Or Industrial Service. Technique Can Leave Nothing Untouched In A Civilization. Everything Is Its Concern. Technique, Which Is Destroying All Other Civilizations, Is More Than A Simple Mechanism: It's A Whole Civilization In Itself.

Mass Media Provides The Essential Link Between The Individual And The Demands Of The Technological Society.