The 48 Laws Of Power

17

KEEPOTHERSIN

SUSPENDED

TERROR:

CULTIVATEANAIROF

UNPREDICTABILITY

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Humansarecreatures

ofhabit

withaninsatiabteneedto

see

familiarity

inother

people’s

actions.

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it)‘gives

them

asense

qf

contml. Tumiketables:Bede-

liberatelyunparedictable.

Behaviorfilm:seemstohaveno

consistency

or

purpose

will

keqb

them

ofiibalkznce,

and

they

willwearthemselvesout

flying

tn

explaiezyour

moves‘Yhkentoan

extnefine,

this

straiegy

canintimidate

andmmrize.

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