Education, the great mumbo jumbo and fraud of the age purports to equip us to live and is prescribed as a universal remedy for everything from juvenile delinquency to premature senility.
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History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people constantly to want things, want this, want that.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Advertising is seen as a negative force that creates constant desire for material goods.
In this quote, Malcolm Muggeridge critiques advertising as a pervasive influence that perpetuates consumerism by instilling an insatiable desire for possessions in people's minds. He suggests that the detrimental effects of advertising will be recognized by future generations as one of the significant moral challenges of his era, highlighting its role in shaping societal values and priorities toward materialism.
Themes
AdvertisingConsumerismDesireMaterialismSociety
In practice
Example use cases
A speech about the impacts of consumerism on modern society.
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