Edward Bernays, Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel (1965)
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Goebbels ... was using my book Crystallizing Public Opinion as a basis for his destructive campaign against the Jews of Germany. This shocked me.
— Edward Bernays on Propaganda
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About Edward Bernays
Edward Bernays (November 22, 1891 – March 9, 1995) was an Austrian-born American publicist, sometimes called "the father of public relations".
About Edward Bernays
Edward Bernays (November 22, 1891 – March 9, 1995) was an Austrian-born American publicist, sometimes called "the father of public relations".
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