“He who seizes the right moment is the right man.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German writer, artist, and politician
“Fortune seized at the right moment gives victory.”
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ben la vittoriosa sua ventura.
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“The most favorable moment to seize a man and influence him is when he is alone in the mass.”
Jacques Ellul book Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Vintage, p. 9
Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes (1965)
Context: The most favorable moment to seize a man and influence him is when he is alone in the mass. It is at this point that propaganda can be most effective.