Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor
Source: Principles of Physiological Psychology, 1904, p. 22
Actually from "War Propaganda", in volume 1, chapter 6 of Mein Kampf (1925), by Adolf Hitler
Misattributed
Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor
Source: Principles of Physiological Psychology, 1904, p. 22
Everett Dean Martin (1880–1941)
Source: Are We Victims of Propaganda, Our Invisible Masters: A Debate with Edward Bernays (1929), p. 144
“The most fundamental principle of the organized mind”
Daniel Levitin book The Organized Mind
The Organized Mind (2014)
Context: The most fundamental principle of the organized mind, the one most critical to keeping us from forgetting or losing things, is to shift the burden of organizing from our brains to the external world.
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
As quoted in A Joke, a Quote, & the Word : Feed Your Body, Soul and Spirit (2006) by Ronald P. Keeven, p. 147
Elmer Eric Schattschneider (1892–1971) American political scientist
Source: Two Hundred Million Americans in Search of a Government (1969), p. 116
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer
Oui interview (1979)
Context: Certification from one source or another seems to be the most important thing to people all over the world. A piece of paper from a school that says you’re smart, a pat on the head from your parents that says you’re good or some reinforcement from your peers that makes you think what you’re doing is worthwhile. People are just waiting around to get certified.
“Success is the most convincing talker in the world.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)