"In fact, because of this deep desire for peace, the ruling class leaders of this land, from 1945 on, stepped up the hysteria and propaganda to drive into American minds the false notion that danger threatened them from the East"

This quote by Paul Robeson recommends that the gentility leaders of the United States, from 1945 onwards, used propaganda and hysteria to develop an incorrect sense of threat from the East. This was carried out in order to distract the general public from the desire for peace and to preserve their own power. Robeson indicates that the ruling class was more interested in their own interests than with the wellness of the people. He recommends that the gentility wanted to use fear and control to keep the general public in line and to prevent them from accomplishing peace. This quote highlights the power of propaganda and the lengths to which the gentility will go to maintain their own power.