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Quotes about Manipulation

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
— Seneca
Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.
— Julian Casablancas
People will use their religion to justify virtually anything.
— Desmond Tutu
You forget you have a master here,'' says the tyrant. ''I'll demolish the first who puts me out of temper! I insist on perfect sobriety and silence. Oh, boy! was that you? Frances, darling, pull his hair as you go by; I heard him snap his fingers.'' 'Frances pulled his hair heartily;
— Emily Bronte
A bully is playing a game, one that he or she enjoys and needs. You're welcome to play this game if it makes you happy, but for most people, it will make you miserable.
— Seth Godin
Anything can be used for or against the welfare of women - or the welfare of anyone - depending on who controls it.
— Gloria Steinem
Attractive labels are usually attached to the most dangerous programs, often in the name of public welfare and personal security.
— Ezra Taft Benson
The Democrats are evil, and they crave power. They're willing to destroy any decent man or woman to attain it.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
— Aung San Suu Kyi
Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.
— Pierre Corneille
You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.
— Abraham Lincoln
You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.
— Abraham Lincoln