The 48 Laws Of Power

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Necessity rulestheworld. Peoplerarely actunless compelled to.If you createnoneedfor yourself, then you willbedone away withatfir ...

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12 USE SELECTIVE HONESTY AND GENEROSITY TO DISARM YOUR VICTIM JUDGMENT Onesincereandhonestmovewillcoveroverdozens of dishonest o ...

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est? Lustig usedselective honestymany times, butwith Capone hewenta step further.Nonormalconmanwouldhavedaredsucha con; hewould ...

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to destroy Paris’s city,Troy. The siege lastedten years,many heroes died, yet neithersidehadcomecloseto victory. One day, the pr ...

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13 WHEN ASKING FOR HELP, APPEAL TO PEOPLE’S SELF-INTEREST, NEVER TO THEIR MERCY OR GRATITUDE JUDGMENT Ifyou needtocumtoan allyfo ...

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100 LAW 13 way inside the other persorfs mind, toseetheirneedsand interests, to get ridofthescreenof your own feelings thatobscu ...

LAW 14 P()SElAS.AfiFRIEPJD, VVCHRKQAS.A.SPY’ JUDGMENT Knowing about your rivaliscritical.Use spies’ to gather valuable infmrmati ...