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It goes unchallenged, unless by some accident another controller of such machines will contradict it and can get his contradiction read by the same men as have read the first statement. IT GOES UNCHALLENGED UNLESS BY SOME ACCIDENT ANOTHER CONTROLLER OF SUCH MACHINES WILL CONTRADICT IT AND CAN GET HIS CONTRADICTION READ BY THE SAME MEN AS HAVE READ THE FIRST STATEMENT
ment myriads of other men receive this same impression. Their adherence to it corroborates his own. Even therefore when the disseminator of the news, that is, the owner of the newspaper, has no special motive for lying, the message is conveyed in a vitiated and inhuman form. Where he has a motive for lying (as he usually has) his lie can outdo any merely spoken or written truth. If this be true of news and of its vitiation through the Press, it is still truer of opinions and suggested ideas. Opinions, above all, we judge by the personalities of those who deliver them: by voice, tone, expression, and known character. The Press eliminates three-quarters of all by which opinion may be judged. And yet it presents the opinion with the more force. The idea is presented in a sort of impersonal manner that impresses with peculiar power because it bears a sort of detachment, as though it came from some authority too secure and superior to be questioned. It is suddenly communicated to thousands. ANICAL ONE AT THE SAME MOMENT MYRIADS OF OTHER MEN RECEIVE THIS SAME IMPRESSION THEIR ADHERENCE TO IT CORROBORATES HIS OWN EVEN THEREFORE WHEN THE DISSEMINATOR OF THE NEWS THAT IS THE OWNER OF THE NEWSPAPER HAS NO SPECIAL MOTIVE FOR LYING THE MESSAGES CONVEYED IN A VITIATED AND INHUMAN FORM WHERE HE HAS A MOTIVE FOR LYING AS HE USUALLY HAS HIS LIE CAN OUTDO ANY MERELY SPOKEN OR WRITTEN TRUTH IF THIS BE TRUE OF NEWS AND OF ITS VITIATION THROUGH THE PRESS IT IS STILL TRUER OF OPINIONS AND SUGGESTED IDEAS OPINIONS ABOVE ALL WE JUDGE BY THE PERSONALITIES OF THOSE WHO DELIVER THEM BY VOICE TONE EXPRESSION AND KNOWN CHARACTER THE PRESS ELIMINATES THREE QUARTERS OF ALL BY WHICH OPINIONS MAY BE JUDGED AND YET IT PRESENTS THE OPINION WITH THE MORE FORCE THE IDEA IS PRESENTED IN A SORT OF IMPERSONAL MANNER THAT IMPRESSES WITH PECULIAR POWER BECAUSE IT BEARS A SORT OF DETACHMENT AS THOUGH IT CAME FROM SOME AUTHORITY TOO SECURE AND SUPERIOR TO BE QUESTIONED IT IS SUDDENLY COMMUNICATED TO THOUSANDS
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