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But I think we are agreed  and by "we" I mean all educated men with some knowledge of the world around us  that the degree to which the suppression of truth, the propagation of falsehood, the artificial creation of opinion, and the boycott of inconvenient doctrine have reached in the great Capitalist Press for some time past in England, is at least dangerously high. BUT I THINK WE ARE AGREED AND BY WE I MEAN ALL EDUCATED MEN WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AROUND US THAT THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUPPRESSION OF TRUTH THE PROPAGATION OF FALSEHOOD THE ARTIFICIAL CREATION OF OPINION AND THE BOYCOT OF INCONVENIENT DOCTRINE HAVE REACHED IN THE GREAT CAPITALIST PRESS FOR SOME TIME PAST IN ENGLAND IS AT LEAST DANGEROUSLY HIGH
ge public--that is, a large circulation--by interesting that public and even by flattering it that it has its opinions reflected--not created--for it. The power of the Press is not a direct and open power. It depends upon a trick of deception; and no trick of deception works if the trickster passes a certain degree of cynicism. We must, therefore, guard ourselves against the conception that the great modern Capitalist Press is _merely_ a channel for the propagation of such news as may suit its proprietors, or of such opinions as they hold or desire to see held. Such a judgment would be fanatical, and therefore worthless. Our interest is in the _degree_ to which news can be suppressed or garbled, particular discussion of interest to the common-weal suppressed, spontaneous opinion boycotted, and artificial opinion produced. VIII I say that our interest lies in the question of degree. It always does. The philosopher said: "All things are a matter of degree; and who shall establish degree?  CHAPTER EIGHT OF THE FREE PRESS BY HILAIRE BELLOC RECORDING BY SHAHN MC LEAN I SAY THAT OUR INTEREST LIES IN THE QUESTION OF DEGREE IT ALWAYS DOES THE PHILOSOPHER SAID ALL THINGS ARE A MATTER OF DEGREE AND WHO SHALL ESTABLISH DEGREE
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