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The Official Press to day gives you an absurdly false one everywhere. What a caricature  and what a base, empty caricature  of England or France or Italy you get in the "Times," or the "Manchester Guardian," the "Matin," or the "Tribune"! No one of them is in any sense general  or really national. THE OFFICIAL PRESS TO DAY GIVES YOU AN ABSURDLY FALSE ONE EVERYWHERE WHAT A CARICATURE WHAT A BASE EMPTY CARICATURE OF ENGLAND OR FRANCE OR ITALY YOU GET IN THE TIMES OR THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN THE MAITON OR THE TRIBUNE NO ONE OF THEM IS IN ANY SENSE GENERAL OR REALLY NATIONAL
n, that Propaganda was, in order of time, the first motive of the Free Press and the first cause of its production. Now from this fact arises a consideration of great importance to our subject. This Propagandist origin of the Free Press stamped it from its outset with a character it still bears, and will continue to bear, until it has had that effect in correcting, and, perhaps, destroying, the Official Press, to which I shall later turn. I mean that the Free Press has had stamped upon it the character of _disparate particularism_. Wherever I go, my first object, if I wish to find out the truth, is to get hold of the Free Press in France as in England, and even in America. But I know that wherever I get hold of such an organ it will be very strongly coloured with the opinion, or even fanaticism, of some minority. The Free Press, as a whole, if you add it all up and cancel out one exaggerated statement against another, does give you a true view of the state of society in which you live. RELIGIOUS WE MAY TAKE IT THEN THAT PROPAGANDA WAS IN ORDER OF TIME THE FIRST MOTIVE OF THE FREE PRESS AND THE FIRST CAUSE OF ITS PRODUCTION NOW FROM THIS FACT ARISES A CONSIDERATION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR SUBJECT THIS PROPAGANDIST ORIGIN OF THE FREE PRESS STAMPED IT FROM ITS OUTSET WITH A CHARACTER IT STILL BEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BEAR UNTIL IT HAS HAD THAT EFFECT IN CORRECTING AND PERHAPS DESTROYING THE OFFICIAL PRESS TO WHICH I SHALL TURN LATER I MEAN THAT THE FREE PRESS HAS HAD STAMPED UPON IT THE CHARACTER OF DISPARATE PARTICULARISM WHEREVER I GO MY FIRST OBJECT IF I WISH TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH IS TO GET HOLD OF THE FREE PRESS IN FRANCE AS IN ENGLAND AND EVEN IN AMERICA BUT I KNOW THAT WHEREVER I GET HOLD OF SUCH AN ORGAN IT WILL BE VERY STRONGLY COLOURED WITH THE OPINION OR EVEN FANATICISM OF SOME MINORITY THE FREE PRESS AS A WHOLE IF YOU ADD IT ALL UP AND CANCEL OUT ONE EXAGGERATED STATEMENT AGAINST ANOTHER DOES GIVE YOU A TRUE VIEW OF THE STATE OF SOCIETY IN WHICH YOU LIVE
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