“under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights.”
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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Why Socialism?, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Why Socialism?
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This page records the wording "under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly…," which centers on under, existing, conditions. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its education and honesty context.
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