FREE THOUGHT AND OFFICIAL PROPAGANDA by Bertrand Russell (Limited Edition)

"Free Thought and Official Propaganda" by Bertrand Russell was delivered as the Conway Memorial Lecture at the South Place Institute on March 24, 1922. In this lecture, Russell examines the impact of state-sponsored propaganda on intellectual freedom and the dangers it poses to independent thinking and democracy. The lecture, presented under the auspices of the Ex Libris C. K. Ogden series, critically addresses how official narratives can suppress dissent and limit genuine intellectual diversity, advocating for the protection of free thought as essential to a vibrant and open society.