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THE FORTY-EIGHT LAWS OF POWER - Commented Book

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Secrets of Indirect Spying

A trick to try in spying comes from la roche foucot, who wrote, sincerity is found in very few men, and is often the cleverest of ruses. By pretending to bear your heart to another person you make them more likely to reveal their own secrets. Give them a false confession and they will give you a real one. Another trip was identified by the philosopher arthur schopenhauer, who suggested vehemently contradicting people youare in conversation with as a way of irritating them. In their emotional reaction, they will reveal all kinds of truths about themselves, truths you can later use against them. It may seem an odd form of spying that reveals not empirical information,

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