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4. NOT A SINGLE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL REACH THE PUBLIC WITHOUT OUR CONTROL.Even now this is already being attained by us inasmuch as all news items are received by a fewagencies, in whose offices they are focused from all parts of the world. These agencies will then bealready entirely ours and will give publicity only to what we dictate to them. 5. If already now we have contrived to possess ourselves of the minds of the GOY communities tosuch an extent the they all come near looking upon the events of the world through the colored glassesof those spectacles we are setting astride their noses; if already now there is not a single State wherethere exist for us any barriers to admittance into what GOY stupidity calls State secrets: what will ourpositions be then, when we shall be acknowledged supreme lords of the world in the person of our kingof all the world .... 6. Let us turn again to the FUTURE OF THE PRINTING PRESS. Every one desirous of being apublisher, librarian, or printer, will be obliged to provide himself with the diploma institutedtherefore, which, in case of any fault, will be immediately impounded. With such measures THEINSTRUMENT OF THOUGHT WILL BECOME AN EDUCATIVE MEANS ON THE HANDS OF OUR
GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THE MASS OF THE NATION TO BE LEDASTRAY IN BY-WAYS AND FANTASIES ABOUT THE BLESSINGS OF PROGRESS. Is there any oneof us who does not know that these phantom blessings are the direct roads to foolish imaginings whichgive birth to anarchical relations of men among themselves and towards authority, because progress,or rather the idea of progress, has introduced the conception of every kind of emancipation, but hasfailed to establish its limits .... All the so-called liberals are anarchists, if not in fact, at any rate inthought. Every one of them in hunting after phantoms of freedom, and falling exclusively into license,that is, into the anarchy of protest for the sake of protest ....FREE PRESS DESTROYED 7. We turn to the periodical press. We shall impose on it, as on all printed matter, stamp taxes persheet and deposits of caution- money, and books of less than 30 sheets will pay double. We shallreckon them as pamphlets in order, on the one hand, to reduce the number of magazines, which arethe worst form of printed poison, and, on the other, in order that this measure may force writers intosuch lengthy productions that they will be little read, especially as they will be costly. At the same timewhat we shall publish ourselves to influence mental development in the direction laid down for ourprofit will be cheap and will be read voraciously. The tax will bring vapid literary ambitions withinbounds and the liability to penalties will make literary men dependent upon us. And if there should beany found who are desirous of writing against us, they will not find any person eager to print theirproductions in print the publisher or printer will have to apply to the authorities for permission to doso. Thus we shall know beforehand of all tricks preparing against us and shall nullify them by gettingahead with explanations on the subject treated of. 8. Literature and journalism are two of the most important educative forces, and therefore ourgovernment will become proprietor of the majority of the journals. This will neutralize the injuriousinfluence of the privately-owned press and will put us in possession of a tremendous influence uponthe public mind .... If we give permits for ten journals, we shall ourselves found thirty, and so on in thesame proportion. This, however, must in no wise be suspected by the public. For which reason alljournals published by us will be of the most opposite, in appearance, tendencies and opinions, therebycreating confidence in us and bringing over to us quite unsuspicious opponents, who will thus fall intoour trap and be rendered harmless. 9. In the front rank will stand organs of an official character. They will always stand guard over ourinterests, and therefore their influence will be comparatively insignificant. 10. In the second rank will be the semi-official organs, whose part it will be to attack the tepid andindifferent. 11. In the third rank we shall set up our own, to all appearance, off position, which, in at least one ofits organs, will present what looks like the very antipodes to us. Our real opponents at heart will acceptthis simulated opposition as their own and will show us their cards. 12. All our newspapers will be of all possible complexions - aristocratic, republican, revolutionary,even anarchical - for so long, of course, as the constitution exists .... Like the Indian idol "Vishnu" theywill have a hundred hands, and every one of them will have a finger on any one of the public opinionsas required. When a pulse quickens these hands will lead opinion in the direction of our aims, for anexcited patient loses all power of judgment and easily yields to suggestion. Those fools who will thinkthey are repeating the opinion of a newspaper of their own camp will be repeating our opinion or anyopinion that seems desirable for us. In the vain belief that they are following the organ of their partythey will, in fact, follow the flag which we hang out for them. 13. In order to direct our newspaper militia in this sense we must take special and minute care inorganizing this matter. Under the title of central department of the press we shall institute literary
gatherings at which our agents will without attracting attention issue the orders and watchwords of theday. By discussing and controverting, but always superficially, without touching the essence of thematter, our organs will carry on a sham fight fusillade with the official newspapers solely for thepurpose of giving occasion for us to express ourselves more fully than could well be done from theoutset in official announcements, whenever, of course, that is to our advantage. 14. THESE ATTACKS UPON US WILL ALSO SERVE ANOTHER PURPOSE, NAMELY, THAT OURSUBJECTS WILL BE CONVINCED TO THE EXISTENCE OF FULL FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND SOGIVE OUR AGENTS AN OCCASION TO AFFIRM THAT ALL ORGANS WHICH OPPOSE US AREEMPTY BABBLERS, since they are incapable of finding any substantial objections to our orders.ONLY LIES PRINTED 15. Methods of organization like these, imperceptible to the public eye but absolutely sure, are thebest calculated to succeed in bringing the attention and the confidence of the public to the side of ourgovernment. Thanks to such methods we shall be in a position as from time to time may be required,to excite or to tranquilize the public mind on political questions, to persuade or to confuse, printingnow truth, now lies, facts or their contradictions, according as they may be well or ill received, alwaysvery cautiously feeling our ground before stepping upon it .... WE SHALL HAVE A SURE TRIUMPHOVER OUR OPPONENTS SINCE THEY WILL NOT HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSITION ORGANS OFTHE PRESS IN WHICH THEY CAN GIVE FULL AND FINAL EXPRESSION TO THEIR VIEWS owingto the aforesaid methods of dealing with the press. We shall not even need to refute them except verysuperficially. 16. Trial shots like these, fired by us in the third rank of our press, in case of need, will beenergetically refuted by us in our semi-official organs. 17. Even nowadays, already, to take only the French press, there are forms which reveal masonicsolidarity in acting on the watchword: all organs of the press are bound together by professionalsecrecy; like the augurs of old, not one of their numbers will give away the secret of his sources ofinformation unless it be resolved to make announcement of them. Not one journalist will venture tobetray this secret, for not one of them is ever admitted to practice literature unless his whole past hassome disgraceful sore or other .... These sores would be immediately revealed. So long as they remainthe secret of a few the prestige of the journalist attacks the majority of the country - the mob followafter him with enthusiasm. 18. Our calculations are especially extended to the provinces. It is indispensable for us to inflamethere those hopes and impulses with which we could at any moment fall upon the capital, and we shallrepresent to the capitals that these expressions are the independent hopes and impulses of theprovinces. Naturally, the source of them will be always one and the same - ours. WHAT WE NEED ISTHAT, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE ARE IN THE PLENITUDE POWER, THE CAPITALS SHOULDFIND THEMSELVES STIFLED BY THE PROVINCIAL OPINION OF THE NATIONS, I.E., OF AMAJORITY ARRANGED BY OUR AGENTUR. What we need is that at the psychological moment thecapitals should not be in a position to discuss an accomplished fact for the simple reason, if for noother, that it has been accepted by the public opinion of a majority in the provinces. 19. WHEN WEARE IN THE PERIOD OF THE NEW REGIME TRANSITIONAL TO THAT OF OUR ASSUMPTIONOF FULL SOVEREIGNTY WE MUST NOT ADMIT ANY REVELATION BY THE PRESS OF ANYFORM OF PUBLIC DISHONESTY; IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE NEW REGIME SHOULD BETHOUGHT TO HAVE SO PERFECTLY CONTENDED EVERYBODY THAT EVEN CRIMINALITY HASDISAPPEARED ... Cases of the manifestation of criminality should remain known only to their victimsand to chance witnesses - no more.
GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THE MASS OF THE NATION TO BE LEDASTRAY IN BY-WAYS AND FANTASIES ABOUT THE BLESSINGS OF PROGRESS. Is there any oneof us who does not know that these phantom blessings are the direct roads to foolish imaginings whichgive birth to anarchical relations of men among themselves and towards authority, because progress,or rather the idea of progress, has introduced the conception of every kind of emancipation, but hasfailed to establish its limits .... All the so-called liberals are anarchists, if not in fact, at any rate inthought. Every one of them in hunting after phantoms of freedom, and falling exclusively into license,that is, into the anarchy of protest for the sake of protest ....FREE PRESS DESTROYED 7. We turn to the periodical press. We shall impose on it, as on all printed matter, stamp taxes persheet and deposits of caution- money, and books of less than 30 sheets will pay double. We shallreckon them as pamphlets in order, on the one hand, to reduce the number of magazines, which arethe worst form of printed poison, and, on the other, in order that this measure may force writers intosuch lengthy productions that they will be little read, especially as they will be costly. At the same timewhat we shall publish ourselves to influence mental development in the direction laid down for ourprofit will be cheap and will be read voraciously. The tax will bring vapid literary ambitions withinbounds and the liability to penalties will make literary men dependent upon us. And if there should beany found who are desirous of writing against us, they will not find any person eager to print theirproductions in print the publisher or printer will have to apply to the authorities for permission to doso. Thus we shall know beforehand of all tricks preparing against us and shall nullify them by gettingahead with explanations on the subject treated of. 8. Literature and journalism are two of the most important educative forces, and therefore ourgovernment will become proprietor of the majority of the journals. This will neutralize the injuriousinfluence of the privately-owned press and will put us in possession of a tremendous influence uponthe public mind .... If we give permits for ten journals, we shall ourselves found thirty, and so on in thesame proportion. This, however, must in no wise be suspected by the public. For which reason alljournals published by us will be of the most opposite, in appearance, tendencies and opinions, therebycreating confidence in us and bringing over to us quite unsuspicious opponents, who will thus fall intoour trap and be rendered harmless. 9. In the front rank will stand organs of an official character. They will always stand guard over ourinterests, and therefore their influence will be comparatively insignificant. 10. In the second rank will be the semi-official organs, whose part it will be to attack the tepid andindifferent. 11. In the third rank we shall set up our own, to all appearance, off position, which, in at least one ofits organs, will present what looks like the very antipodes to us. Our real opponents at heart will acceptthis simulated opposition as their own and will show us their cards. 12. All our newspapers will be of all possible complexions - aristocratic, republican, revolutionary,even anarchical - for so long, of course, as the constitution exists .... Like the Indian idol "Vishnu" theywill have a hundred hands, and every one of them will have a finger on any one of the public opinionsas required. When a pulse quickens these hands will lead opinion in the direction of our aims, for anexcited patient loses all power of judgment and easily yields to suggestion. Those fools who will thinkthey are repeating the opinion of a newspaper of their own camp will be repeating our opinion or anyopinion that seems desirable for us. In the vain belief that they are following the organ of their partythey will, in fact, follow the flag which we hang out for them. 13. In order to direct our newspaper militia in this sense we must take special and minute care inorganizing this matter. Under the title of central department of the press we shall institute literary
gatherings at which our agents will without attracting attention issue the orders and watchwords of theday. By discussing and controverting, but always superficially, without touching the essence of thematter, our organs will carry on a sham fight fusillade with the official newspapers solely for thepurpose of giving occasion for us to express ourselves more fully than could well be done from theoutset in official announcements, whenever, of course, that is to our advantage. 14. THESE ATTACKS UPON US WILL ALSO SERVE ANOTHER PURPOSE, NAMELY, THAT OURSUBJECTS WILL BE CONVINCED TO THE EXISTENCE OF FULL FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND SOGIVE OUR AGENTS AN OCCASION TO AFFIRM THAT ALL ORGANS WHICH OPPOSE US AREEMPTY BABBLERS, since they are incapable of finding any substantial objections to our orders.ONLY LIES PRINTED 15. Methods of organization like these, imperceptible to the public eye but absolutely sure, are thebest calculated to succeed in bringing the attention and the confidence of the public to the side of ourgovernment. Thanks to such methods we shall be in a position as from time to time may be required,to excite or to tranquilize the public mind on political questions, to persuade or to confuse, printingnow truth, now lies, facts or their contradictions, according as they may be well or ill received, alwaysvery cautiously feeling our ground before stepping upon it .... WE SHALL HAVE A SURE TRIUMPHOVER OUR OPPONENTS SINCE THEY WILL NOT HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSITION ORGANS OFTHE PRESS IN WHICH THEY CAN GIVE FULL AND FINAL EXPRESSION TO THEIR VIEWS owingto the aforesaid methods of dealing with the press. We shall not even need to refute them except verysuperficially. 16. Trial shots like these, fired by us in the third rank of our press, in case of need, will beenergetically refuted by us in our semi-official organs. 17. Even nowadays, already, to take only the French press, there are forms which reveal masonicsolidarity in acting on the watchword: all organs of the press are bound together by professionalsecrecy; like the augurs of old, not one of their numbers will give away the secret of his sources ofinformation unless it be resolved to make announcement of them. Not one journalist will venture tobetray this secret, for not one of them is ever admitted to practice literature unless his whole past hassome disgraceful sore or other .... These sores would be immediately revealed. So long as they remainthe secret of a few the prestige of the journalist attacks the majority of the country - the mob followafter him with enthusiasm. 18. Our calculations are especially extended to the provinces. It is indispensable for us to inflamethere those hopes and impulses with which we could at any moment fall upon the capital, and we shallrepresent to the capitals that these expressions are the independent hopes and impulses of theprovinces. Naturally, the source of them will be always one and the same - ours. WHAT WE NEED ISTHAT, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE ARE IN THE PLENITUDE POWER, THE CAPITALS SHOULDFIND THEMSELVES STIFLED BY THE PROVINCIAL OPINION OF THE NATIONS, I.E., OF AMAJORITY ARRANGED BY OUR AGENTUR. What we need is that at the psychological moment thecapitals should not be in a position to discuss an accomplished fact for the simple reason, if for noother, that it has been accepted by the public opinion of a majority in the provinces. 19. WHEN WEARE IN THE PERIOD OF THE NEW REGIME TRANSITIONAL TO THAT OF OUR ASSUMPTIONOF FULL SOVEREIGNTY WE MUST NOT ADMIT ANY REVELATION BY THE PRESS OF ANYFORM OF PUBLIC DISHONESTY; IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE NEW REGIME SHOULD BETHOUGHT TO HAVE SO PERFECTLY CONTENDED EVERYBODY THAT EVEN CRIMINALITY HASDISAPPEARED ... Cases of the manifestation of criminality should remain known only to their victimsand to chance witnesses - no more.
