The very effect of the education they were given... was to make men think; and, thinking, they became less and less satisfied with the miserable pays they received. John Grierson educationeffectmake Change image and share on social
It is often more important to act than to understand... there are times... when two conflicting opinions, though one happens to be right, are more perilous than one opinion which is wrong. John Grierson actconflictimportant Change image and 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
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
Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being. John Grierson conflictdisguisedistinction Change image and share on social
We have built our State on the freedom of personal adventure. John Grierson adventurebuildfreedom Change image and share on social
Beware the ends of the earth and the exotic: the drama is on your doorstep wherever the slums; are, wherever there is malnutrition, wherever there is exploitation and cruelty. John Grierson bewarecrueltydoorstep Change image and share on social
Such manifestations I account as representing the creative leadership of the new forces of thought and appreciation which attend changes in technological pattern and therefore of the pattern of human relationships in society. John Grierson accountappreciationattend share on social
In fact, the individual outlook becomes less and less valuable and more and more harmful unless it is transmitted into the corporate outlook. John Grierson corporatefactharmful Change image and share on social
