"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized
habits and opinions of the masses is an important element
in democratic society." — Edward Bernays, 1928
"For the most part we do not first see, and then define,
we define first and then see." — Walter Lippmann, 1922
"The spectacle is not a collection of images; it is a social
relation between people that is mediated by images."
— Guy Debord, 1967