During the eighteenth century, an interesting debate emerged in Spain regarding\udthe advantages and disadvantages of informing the people or keeping them ig-\udnorant of the affairs of state, as well as the question\ud—\udif choosing the former op-\udtion\ud—\udof whether to tell them the truth or manipulate them with lies. Although\udwe may consider this to be a moral or philanthropic concern within the general\udcontext of the Enlightenment, for the absolute monarchs and the writers sym-\udpathetic to them the issue was primarily a question of state. What was the most\udeffective means to govern?
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