VOICES OF AMERICA
1. | That we should give people abroad the facts about us. This may be called the "fair trial," or "cross section of America," theory. It assumes that once people have the facts, they cannot fail to approve of us and to concur with our policies. |
2. | That we should bring people abroad to understand our objectives. The assumption here is that comprehension of American cultural ideals and achievements will break down anti-American prejudice. |
3. | That we should persuade people abroad to like us. Here we cross the narrow line that separates information from propaganda. Our purpose becomes to display as in a show window those aspects of American life calculated to arouse a favorable response abroad: the best American music, American generosity, American peacefulness. |
4. | That we should induce people abroad to favor the |
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