The 48 Laws Of Power

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DONOT BUILDFORTRESSES

TO PROTECTYOURSELF-

ISOLATIONISDANGEROUS

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Theworld

is

dangerous

andenemiesam

everywhere-—

everyone

has

to

protect

themselves.A

fowrms

seemsthe

safest.

But

isolation

exposesyou

tomom

dangers

thanit

protectsyoufmm——-it

cuts

youojj‘from

valuable

informa-

tion,

itmakes

youconspicuous

andan

easytarget.

Better

to

cirrulate

amongpeople,find

allies,

mingle.

Youare

shielded

fromyour

enemies

by

thecrowd.