Quotes about Manipulation

Freedom cannot last long without education, because an uneducated populace is likely to be duped by tyrants. An educated populace cannot be easily manipulated and is the foundation of a strong society.

See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.

It seems that some women love to be exploited. when they are not exploited, they exploit the man.

And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”

Fear and debt. The two most powerful tools of empire... Most everybody thinks military might is the driver of empire, but war's important because it--and the threat of it--instills fear. People are terrified into parting with their money. They take on more debt... Whether we owe money or favors, debt shackles us. That's why the economic hit man approach is so effective. More so than war.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.

If an EHM is completely successful, the loans are so large that the debtor is forced to default on its payments after a few years. When this happens, then like the Mafia we demand our pound of flesh. This often includes one or more of the following: control over United Nations votes, the installation of military bases, or access to precious resources such as oil or the Panama Canal. Of course, the debtor still owes us the money—and another country is added to our global empire.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

an enemy is not more baneful than a flatterer.

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe.