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Social Psychologist

Gustave Le Bon (May 7, 1841 - December 13, 1931) was a French social psychologist, considered one of the pioneers in the field of social psychology. His research focused on the psychology of crowds and collective behavior, and his book 'The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind' had a profound impact on the development of social psychology.

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“A panic that has seized on a few sheep will soon extend to the whole flock.”

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Book:Gyan Publishing House The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

Source: Gyan Publishing House The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

“the masses … must have their illusions at all cost, they turn instinctively, as the insect seeks the light, to the rhetoricians who accord them what they want.”

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Book:The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

Source: The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

“This power is due to the fact that the repeated statement is embedded in the long run in those profound regions of our unconscious selves in which the motives of our actions are forged.”

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Book:The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

Source: The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind