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Upton Sinclair

" Journalism is one of the devices whereby industrial autocracy keeps its control over political democracy; it is the day-by-day, between-elections propaganda, whereby the minds of the people are kept in a state of acquiescence, so that when the crisis of an election comes, they go to the polls and cast their ballots for either one of the two candidates of their exploiters. "

Upton Sinclair

People , Two , Political

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" It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. "

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People , Men , Wisdom

" It is foolish to be convinced without evidence, but it is equally foolish to refuse to be convinced by real evidence. "

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Real , Evidence , Foolish

" You don't have to be satisfied with America as you find it. You can change it. I didn't like the way I found America some sixty years ago, and I've been trying to change it ever since. "

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America , Years , Trying

" I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach. "

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Heart , Beer , Book

" I don't know whether anyone will care to examine my heart, but if they do, they will find two words there- 'social justice.' For that is what I have believed in and fought for. "

Upton Sinclair

Heart , Justice , Two

" One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption. "

Upton Sinclair

Corruption , Democracy , Political

" Journalism is one of the devices whereby industrial autocracy keeps its control over political democracy; it is the day-by-day, between-elections propaganda, whereby the minds of the people are kept in a state of acquiescence, so that when the crisis of an election comes, they go to the polls and cast their ballots for either one of the two candidates of their exploiters. "

Upton Sinclair

People , Two , Political

" The American People will take Socialism, but they won't take the label. I certainly proved it in the case of EPIC [End Poverty in California]. Running on the Socialist ticket I got 60,000 votes, and running on the slogan to 'End Poverty in California' I got 879,000. I think we simply have to recognize the fact that our enemies have succeeded in spreading the Big Lie. There is no use attacking it by a front attack, it is much better to out-flank them. "

Upton Sinclair

Running , Lying , Epic

" You can't make somebody understand something if their salary depends upon them not understanding it. "

Upton Sinclair

Understanding , Salary , Depends

" The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery. "

Upton Sinclair

Slavery , Credit , Modern

" Fascism is capitalism plus murder. "

Upton Sinclair

Murder , Tyrants , Plus

" When the masters of industry pay such sums for a newspaper, they buy not merely the building and the presses and the name; they buy what they call the "good-will"- that is, they buy you. And they proceed to change your whole psychology - everything that you believe about life. You might object to it, if you knew; but they do their work so subtly that you never guess what is happening to you! "

Upton Sinclair

Believe , Media , Names

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