The 48 Laws Of Power

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LAW 26 KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN JUDGMENT You must seem a paragon ofcivility and efficienr.y.' Your hands am: never soiled by mistak ...

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LAW 27 PLAY ON PEOPLE’S NEED TO BELIEVE TO CREATE A CULTLIKE FOLLOWING JUDGMENT People havean a-uerwhelming desiretobelieveinsom ...

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