“All propaganda or popularization involves a putting of the complex into the simple, but such a move is instantly not constructive. For if the complex can be put into the simple, then it cannot be as complex as it seemed in the first place; and if the simple can be an adequate medium of such complexity, then it cannot after all be as simple as all that.”
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Eagleton, T. (n.d.). All propaganda or popularization involves a putting of the complex into the simple, but such a move is instantly not constructive. For if the complex can be put into the simple, then it cannot be as complex as it seemed in the first place; and if the simple can be an adequate medium of such complexity, then it cannot after all be as simple as all that. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34716-all-propaganda-or-popularization-involves-a-putting-of/
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Eagleton, Terry. “All propaganda or popularization involves a putting of the complex into the simple, but such a move is instantly not constructive. For if the complex can be put into the simple, then it cannot be as complex as it seemed in the first place; and if the simple can be an adequate medium of such complexity, then it cannot after all be as simple as all that.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34716-all-propaganda-or-popularization-involves-a-putting-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Eagleton, Terry. “All propaganda or popularization involves a putting of the complex into the simple, but such a move is instantly not constructive. For if the complex can be put into the simple, then it cannot be as complex as it seemed in the first place; and if the simple can be an adequate medium of such complexity, then it cannot after all be as simple as all that.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34716-all-propaganda-or-popularization-involves-a-putting-of/.