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“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the enemies of the system will direct all their attacks. Opinion can be so perverted as to cause the false to seem the true; the enemy, a friend, and the friend, an enemy; the best interests of the nation to appear insignificant, and trifles of moment; in a word, the right the wrong, and the wrong the right.”

States Moments Seems Government Given Nations Causes Interest United Opinion Enemy Break United States Society Consequence Direct Weak Defense Insignificant Trifles Weak Points

Author:James F. Cooper

“Conscience, the organ of feeling which dominates us and of the opinions which rule us, is presumptuous in the strong, timid in the weak and unfortunate, uneasy in the undecided.”

Feelings Strong Opinion Conscience Weak Organs Unfortunate Uneasy Presumptuous Undecided

Book:La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims

Source: La Bruyère and Vauvenargues: Selections from the Characters, Reflexions and Maxims

“Gentlemen, if ever a generation will come after us which is so weak and soft-hearted that it doesn't understand our task, then indeed the whole of National Socialism has been in vain. To the contrary, in my opinion one should bury bronze plates on which it is recorded that we have had the courage to carry out this great and so necessary work.”

Ifs Should Has Beens Whole Opinion Generations Tasks Weak Contrary Socialism Vain Gentleman Plates Hearted Bronze

Author:Odilo Globocnik

“What indicates a person’s weak religion and fear of God, is that he seeks for an opinion that suits his desire.”

Persons Desire Opinion Weak Suits

Author:Ibn Hazm

“I have never been over concerned or obsessed with opinion polls or popularity polls. I think a leader who is, is a weak leader. Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I'm meaningless.”

Ifs Thinking Leader Opinion Wind Concerned Weak Obsessed Popularity Polls Catching Rating Opinion Polls Weak Leaders

Author:Lee Kuan Yew

“We have no participation in Being, because all human nature is ever midway between being born and dying, giving off only a vague image and shadow of itself, and a weak and uncertain opinion. And if you chance to fix your thoughts on trying to grasp its essence, it would be neither more nor less than if your tried to clutch water.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Trying Humans Would Be Water Born Chance Opinion Dying Human Nature Shadow Weak Essence Thoughtful Uncertain Vague Participation Clutch Midway

Book:The Essays

Source: The Essays

“The thoughts and opinions of one human being, if they are sincere, must always have an interest for some other human beings. The world is there to think about; and if we have lived, or are living, with any sort of energy, we must have thought about it, and about ourselves in relation to it - thought 'furiously' often. And it is out of the many 'thinkings' of many folk, strong or weak, dull or far-ranging, that thought itself grows.”

Ifs Thinking World Humans Energy Strong Grows Interest Human Beings Opinion Weak Relation Folks Dull Sincere

Author:Mary Augusta Ward

“The best way to compel weak-minded people to adopt our opinion, is to frighten them from all others, by magnifying their danger.”

People Way Fear Opinion Danger Weak Best Way Gullibility Magnifying

Book:Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son

Source: Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son

“There is nothing sooner overthrows a weak head than opinion by authority, like too strong a liquor for a frail glass.”

Strong Opinion Authority Weak Glasses Liquor Frail

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“In a world where the threat is asymmetrical, where the weak defy the strong, the power of conviction, the capacity to convince, the ability to sway opinion count as much as the number of military divisions.”

World Strong Ability Numbers Opinion Military Capacity Weak Threat Conviction Convince Division

Author:Dominique de Villepin