Gustave Le Bon

French psychologist (1841-1931)

Gustave Le Bon(7 May184113 December1931) was a leadingFrenchpolymathwhose areas of interest includedanthropology,psychology,sociology,medicine,invention, andphysics.

The masses have never thirsted aftertruth.Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always their victim.

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  • The masses have never thirsted after truth. Whoever can supply them with illusions is easily their master; whoever attempts to destroy their illusions is always theirvictim.
  • "Their philosophical daring remains unequalled to this day; indeed, one has to admit that, 2,000 years ago, India had begun pondering on the great issues which have been raised in the West only in within the last century, and that, in doing so, it did not shrink from the most drastic solution."
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