Public Relations has been used in our country since we were formed however the importance of PR has shifted entirely since then. What we refer to now as modern PR was only just recently taken on as meaning in the 20th century. From what I gather, Public Relations was originally used as a way to get the general public educated and involved in the governmental process, something that was most likely a foreign concept to most citizens. Ivy Ledbetter Lee, who wrote Declaration of Principles was one of the first major players in the PR arena, but the real “father” of public relations was a man named Edward L. Bernays who made great strides in spreading the words of a variety of agencies. It seems that as Public Relations has become a more integral part of our society, and as our world has become more interconnected, we’ve realized both how dependent we are on the public relations area and how corrupt it can be.