Operating Principle1 book · 2 highlights
Guide Opinion, Never Debate It
Books Teaching This Pattern
Evidence
Napoleon
Andrew Roberts · 2 highlights
“‘We are here to guide public opinion, not to discuss it.’ Napoleon to the Conseil d’État, 1804”
“‘The masses . . . should be directed without their being aware of it.’ Napoleon to Fouché, September 1804”
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