The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.
The real cause of the great upheavals which precede changes of civilisations, such as the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Arabian Empire… - Gustave Le Bon
The real cause of the great upheavals which precede changes of civilisations, such as the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Arabian Empire…
- Gustave Le Bon
The beginning of a revolution is in reality the end of a belief. - Gustave Le Bon
The beginning of a revolution is in reality the end of a belief.
Science has promised us truth...It has never promised us either peace or happiness. - Gustave Le Bon
Science has promised us truth...It has never promised us either peace or happiness.
One of the most constant characteristics of beliefs is their intolerance. The stronger the belief, the greater its intolerance. Men dominated by a ce… - Gustave Le Bon
One of the most constant characteristics of beliefs is their intolerance. The stronger the belief, the greater its intolerance. Men dominated by a ce…
Crowds are influenced mainly by images produced by the judicious employment of words and formulas - Gustave Le Bon
Crowds are influenced mainly by images produced by the judicious employment of words and formulas
The role of the scholar is to destroy chimeras, that of the statesman is to make use of them. - Gustave Le Bon
The role of the scholar is to destroy chimeras, that of the statesman is to make use of them.
In crowds it is stupidity and not mother wit that is accumulated. - Gustave Le Bon
In crowds it is stupidity and not mother wit that is accumulated.
If atheism spread, it would become a religion as intolerable as the ancient ones. - Gustave Le Bon
If atheism spread, it would become a religion as intolerable as the ancient ones.
The precise moment at which a great belief is doomed is easily recognisable; it is the moment when its value begins to be called in question. - Gustave Le Bon
The precise moment at which a great belief is doomed is easily recognisable; it is the moment when its value begins to be called in question.
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