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The word “propaganda” first appeared in the Middle Ages as a brevity for “Congratis de Propaganda Fide” —Association for the Propagation of the Faith. Like other words, propaganda has gone down in the social scale, mainly because it has been connected so often with lies. Yet there is still need for propaganda—propaganda for the faith—though we may have to find another word for it. “Suggestion,” for example, might be used. “Suggestion” the author describes as “the acceptance of an idea, already in consonance with previously established emotional trends.” For many years, according to this writer, our standards of dependence on our own individual opinions have been weakened through the assault on imaginative reason. The smattered education to which we have been exposed has lowered our critical faculty. We have therefore become the prey and ready victim of the constant impact of evil counsel and lies. We have lived in indecision which locks up energy, rather than in decision which brings calmness and strength. It is necessary, particularly at this time, to believe fervently in the existence of the ultimate Good and to be willing to fight against the ultimate Evil. We must believe good things of our leaders who plan our courses, think well of our friends associated with us in battle. This means unity and against unity no ruse or He can avail. The weakness of political life which lowered resistance to the Fascist affront in our minds was made up of the following components: (1) a lack of intellectual comprehension of the issues at stake; (2) large parts of our people lacked active interest in political affairs; (3) corruption in many municipal offices made the name “politics” a term of abuse; (4) maleducation in history and almost no education in world geography. Education in geography deserves particular stress. Because people lacked it here, they felt an unwarranted sense of security against attack and failed completely to realize the importance of our foreign trade and