Persuasion - The Only Desire That Can Compete With the Desire Not to Be Conned

The only desire that can compete with the desire to have the world explained simply and totally is the desire not to be conned. People are like a constant site of contestation, he says. They may stand there very self-confidently saying, they want to shut down the border, but they have five other things going on in them. That's just the fundamental way these gifted persuaders I write about look at people.

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