The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his
audience so that they believe they are as clever as he.
-- Karl Kraus
audience so that they believe they are as clever as he.
-- Karl Kraus
Related:
- Man is a make-believe animal - he is never so truly himself as when he
is acting a part.
William... - Where do I find the time for not reading so many books?
Karl... - How is the world ruled, and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to
journalists,
and they believe what they read. -- Karl Kraus, "Aphorisms... - Psychoanalysis is the mental illness it purports to cure.
Karl... - Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious.
Make the subleties obvious also. -- Billy... - What the hell are you getting so upset about? I thought you
didn't believe in God".
"I don't," she sobbed, bursting violently into tears... - The art of giving advice is to make the recipient believe he thought of it
himself.
Frank... - To be too clever is to be
stupid... - There is no idea so stupid that some professor doesn't
believe in it...
From the same category:
- Who reformatted the
root disk... - A well-schooled electorate, being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and read Books, shall... - That which does not kill me..
probably missed... - The notion of a "record" is an obsolete
remnant of the days of the 80-column card.
D.M.... - Objects are lost only because people
look where they
are not rather than where they are...
