Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than…

Bertrand Russell
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Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling? ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.53, Lulu Press, Inc
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