Quotation by

Edgar Allan Poe

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.

Imagination

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Poe means that a crowd’s thoughts and feelings are shaped by what they imagine, rather than by facts or reason. Because their imagination guides them, it is easy for someone to influence or control the group by appealing to those imagined ideas.

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