When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
- Genesis 48:2
In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us
- Thich Nhat Hanh
He felt that to increase his knowledge was to strengthen his hatred. Under certain circumstances, instruction and enlightenment may serve as rallying points for evil.