Quotes About Manipulation

Bernays said that the more intelligent members of the community can direct the population through "the engineering of consent," which he considered "the very essence of the democratic process.

Nunca o mal é feito tão bem como quando é feito em nome da religião.

Truth is a lagging indicator in politics.

Bogus fears can produce real servitude.

A lie that is accepted by a sufficient number of ignorant voters becomes a political truth.

Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.

As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.

If anyone is getting too close to your business to wreak havoc knowingly or not just become the villian while having them believe that they are the hero, by doing this they will do the bulk of the work for you while steering clear of your forward progress in the area of business you are working on

When weapons or tools of production can be effectively hoarded or monopolized, they tend to centralize power.

WICKED is good

Sometimes they do things to make me do the opposite of what they think, I think, they think, I am going to do.

As we tried to instill in each of our subjects over and over, WICKED is good.

It's your incalculable ability to trust others that has always touched me. And I'm sorry to have taken advantage of it so many times" - Dr. Paige

The ends justify the means. It should be WICKED's official logo. They should have a giant banner draped across the front entrance.

We can't try to outguess them anymore. Sometimes they do things just to make me do the opposite of what they think I think they think I want to do." "Huh?" the three of them asked at the same time, confusion transforming their faces.

If you really did help design the Maze, Tommy, it's not your fault. You're a kid—you can't help what they forced you to do.

People still believe what the SQ tells them to believe. Because fear is always more powerful than truth.

What if this is some kind of trap?" "Yeah," Minho said, "Maybe we should think about this." "No." Thomas shook his head. "We can't try to outguess them any more. Sometimes they do things just to make me do the opposite of what they think I think they think I want to do." "Huh?" the three of them asked at the same time, confusion transforming their faces.

Sometimes they do things just to make me do the opposite of what they think I think they think I want to do.

Once he let go of thinking about things in such a black-and-white manner, he was able to start seeing his own thoughts and conscience as things he could mentally manipulate. That was when he started making progress.

WICKED is good. And then she was gone.

you're angling for me to sanction petrol for you to go to

Jake Sully: This is how it's done. When people are sittin' on shit that you want, you make 'em your enemy. Then you're justified in taking it. from "Avatar

Alais: You saved them. You maneuvered it. Eleanor: Did I? Alais: They're free because of you. They'll kill him one day; you know that Eleanor: The next time or the next Alais: You always win, Maman. Eleanor: Except the prize.