Edward Bernays Quote

The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest.


"The Engineering of Consent", Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science No. 250 (March 1947), p. 113; Reprinted in Edward L. Bernays, Howard Walden Cutler, The Engineering of Consent, University of Oklahoma Press, 1955


The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest.

The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest.

The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest.

The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest.