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"Free Thought and Official Propaganda" is a speech (and subsequent publication) delivered in 1922 by Bertrand Russell on the importance of unrestricted freedom of expression in society, and the problem of the state and political class interfering in this through control of education, fines, economic leverage, and distortion of evidence.
- Bertrand Russell
- 1922
May 18, 2016 · Half a century earlier, Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872–February 2, 1970), the great poet laureate of reason, addressed the central equation of free thinking in his 1922 Conway Memorial Lecture, later published as Free Thought and Official Propaganda (public library | free ebook) — a short and searing book charged with Russell’s ...
Let us begin by trying to be clear as to what we mean by “free thought.” This expression has two senses. In its narrower sense it means thought which does not accept the dogmas of traditional religion.
Jan 28, 2019 · In 1922 Bertrand Russell delivered his Conway Memorial Lecture, “Free Thought and Official Propaganda,” to the South Place Ethical Society, the oldest surviving freethought organization in the world and the only remaining ethical society in the United Kingdom.
Mar 15, 2019 · Another part of my random, untargeted book highlight series, here are some snippets from Bertrand Russell’s Free Thought and Official Propaganda (1922). Emphasis as it appears in the original work may be missing, and my own edits, though marked, may be broad (and unacademic).
Jan 31, 2008 · Free Thought and Official Propaganda. Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Free Thought and Official Propaganda from Project Gutenberg. by Bertrand Russell. Project Gutenberg Release #44932. Select author names above for additional information and titles. Download the ebook in a format below. may also be available from the main Gutenberg site. Key to sites: Main site : Gutenberg.org (North Carolina, USA)
