Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit. John Grierson aberrationcasecommon share on social
My personal view is that such total planning by the state is an absolute good and not simply a relative good... I do not myself think of the attitude I take as deriving from Marx - though this undoubtedly will be suggested - but from Fichte and Hegel. John Grierson absoluteattitudederive share on social
The oblique paradox of propaganda is that the lie in the throat becomes, by repetition, the truth in the heart. John Grierson heartlieoblique Change image and share on social
And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship. John Grierson artdirectiveform Change image and share on social
The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs. John Grierson affectlifelock Change image and share on social
My view... would be that we are entering upon a new and interim society which is neither capitalist nor socialist, but in which we can achieve central planning without loss of individual initiative, by the mere process of absorbing initiative in the function of planning. John Grierson absorbachievecapitalist share on social
