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They took for granted a sort of invertebrate common opinion. They consented to be slightly coloured by the dominating religion of the country in which each paper happened to be printed  and there was an end of it. THEY TOOK FOR GRANTED A SORT OF INVERTEBRATE COMMON OPINION THEY CONSENTED TO BE SLIGHTLY COLORED BY THE DOMINATING RELIGION OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH EACH PAPER HAPPENED TO BE PRINTED AND THERE WAS AN END OF IT
on the Free Press as a whole, and that Free Press bears the marks of all three most strongly to-day. The first motive apparent, coming much earlier than either of the other two, was the motive of (A) _Propaganda_. The second motive was (B) _Indignation against the concealment of Truth_, and the third motive was (C) _Indignation against irresponsible power_: the sense of oppression which an immoral irresponsibility in power breeds among those who are unhappily subject to it. Let us take each of these in their order. XI A The motive of Propaganda (which began to work much the earliest of the three) concerned Religions, and also certain racial enthusiasms or political doctrines which, by their sincerity and readiness for sacrifice, had half the force of Religions. Men found that the great papers (in their final phase) refused to talk about anything really important in Religion. They dared do nothing but repeat very discreetly the vaguest ethical platitudes. They hardly dared do even that.  CHAPTER ELEVEN OF THE FREE PRESS BY HILAIRE BELLOC RECORDING BY SHAME MC LEAN A THE MOTIVE OF PROPAGANDA WHICH BEGAN TO WORK MUCH THE EARLIEST OF THE THREE CONCERNED RELIGIONS AND ALSO CERTAIN RACIAL ENTHUSIASMS OR POLITICAL DOCTRINES WHICH BY THEIR SINCERITY AND READINESS FOR SACRIFICE HAD HALF THE FORCE OF RELIGIONS MEN FOUND THAT THE GREAT PAPERS IN THEIR FINAL PHASE REFUSED TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY IMPORTANT IN RELIGION THEY DARED DO NOTHING BUT REPEAT VERY DISCREETLY THE VAGUEST ETHICAL PLATITUDES THEY HARDLY DARED DO EVEN THAT
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