Quotes About Manipulation

The people who can destroy a thing, they control it," Paul

Gli storici esercitano un grande potere, e alcuni di loro lo sanno. Essi creano il passato, cambiandolo per adeguarlo alle proprie interpretazioni. Così, cambiano anche il futuro.

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts divert attention from the secret influences around the recorded events.

Yueh ventured a thin smile, thinking: I believe it has worked. Now, she'll think anything unusual in my manner is due to embarrassment. She'll not look for deeper reasons when she believes she already knows the answer.

Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way.

The man without emotions is the one to fear. But deep emotions…ah, now, those can be bent to your needs.

I am surrounded by such useless clods. If I scattered sand before this creature and told him it was grain, he'd peck at it.

Piter de Vried

What's your game?" "I modify the human desire for war." "People don't want war!" "They want chaos. War is the most readily available form of chaos.

This . . . rhetorical despotism, Lord?" "Yes! It shields evil behind walls of self-righteousness which are proof against all arguments against the evil.

It's an old, old trick of autocratic rule. Good subjects must feel guilty. The guilt begins as a feeling of failure. The good autocrat provides many opportunities for failure in the populace.

This is the perspective which you create with your own belief, and beliefs can be manipulated by imagination.

Many histories are largely worthless because prejudiced, written to please one powerful group or another.

And rulers are notoriously cynical where religions are concerned. Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?

Observe the plans within plans within plans

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movement becomes headlong—faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget that a precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's too late.

Siyaset: OlabildiÄŸince çok ÅŸeyi gizlerken tamamen aç?k ve içten gibi görünme sanat?.

Demokrasilerde seçmenler günah keçilerinin sergilenmesi suretiyle yönlendirilebilir. Kahrolsun zenginler, açgözlüler, suçlular, aptal liderler vs.

If you put away those who report accurately, you'll keep only those who know what you want to hear," Jessica said, her voice sweet. "I can think of nothing more poisonous than to rot in the stink of your own reflections.

Bir s?rr? gizlemenin en iyi yolu, insanlar? yan?t? zaten bildiklerine inand?rmakt?r. O zaman soru sormazlar.

What better way to destroy me than to sow suspicion of the woman I love?

The freman are civil, educated and ignorant. They are not mad. They are trained to believe not to know. Believe can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

They're not mad. They're trained to believe, not to know. Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.