“"Psychiatry" and "psychiatrist" are easily redefined to mean "an anti-social enemy of the people". This takes the kill crazy psychiatrist off the preferred list of professions … The redefinition of words is done by associating different emotions and symbols with the word than were intended… Scientologists are redefining "doctor", "Psychiatry" and "psychology" to mean "undesirable antisocial elements"… The way to redefine a word is to get the new definition repeated as often as possible. Thus it is necessary to redefine medicine, psychiatry and psychology downward and define Dianetics and Scientology upwards. This, so far as words are concerned, is the public opinion battle for belief in your definitions, and not those of the opposition. A consistent, repeated effort is the key to any success with this technique of propaganda.”
"Propaganda by Redefinition of Words" (5 October 1971).
Scientology Policy Letters
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
L. Ron Hubbard85
American science fiction author, philosopher, cult leader, … 1911–1986Related quotes
Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, ACTIVISM
Jay Leiderman (1971) lawyer
As mentioned in the mint press http://www.mintpressnews.com/anonymous-revolutionized-revolt/200200/
“One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.”
Lance Armstrong (1971) professional cyclist from the USA
As quoted in "What's Possible" in Fast Company (19 December 2007) http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2001/04/al0401.html <br class="br">Unsourced variant: Being a champion is redefining what's humanly possible.
Laura Riding Jackson (1901–1991) poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer
"On Ambiguity" in Rational Meaning and Supplementary Essays (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1997).
Neil Postman (1931–2003) American writer and academic
Technopoly: the Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992)
Gottlob Frege (1848–1925) mathematician, logician, philosopher
Gottlob Frege in: Dagobert David Runes (1962). Readings in epistemology, theory of knowledge and dialectics. p. 334