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When there is propaganda, we are no longer able to evaluate certain questions, or even to discuss them
Jacques Ellul
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Jacques Ellul
Age: 82 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 6
Died: 1994
Died: May 19
French Resistance Fighter
Philosopher
Sociologist
Theologian
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Propaganda begins when dialogue ends.
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