The subtlest and most pervasive of all influences are those which create and maintain the repertory of stereotypes. We are told about the world before we see it. We imagine most things before we experience them.

Walter Lippmann

Public Opinion

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Topic

Stereotypes

Author

Walter Lippmann

Source

Public Opinion

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Lippmann, Walter. Public Opinion. Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1922, pt. 3, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Lippmann, Walter. Public Opinion. Dover Publications, 2004, pt. 3, ch. 6.

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