Propaganda

The ten commandments of wartime propaganda, published by Arthur Ponsonby. (courtesy everything2)

1. "We do not want war"


2. "The other side is the only one responsible for the war"


3. "The enemy has the devil's face"


4. "We are defending a noble cause and not some particular interests"


5. "The enemy provocates atrocities; if we goof it's never voluntarily."


6. "The enemy uses unauthorized weapons"


7. "We have nearly no losses, the enemy's are huge"


8. "Artists and intellectuals support our cause"


9. "Our cause has a holy character"


10. "Those who doubt propaganda are traitors"