The 48 Laws of Power
November 9, 2008 by admin
Filed under Barak Obama, Featured
Now that Barak Obama has won the Whitehouse many people are starting to wonder exactly who he is. I’ve been wondering that for months. Seems to me like people should wonder about where a President comes from prior to actually electing him, but that’s an argument for another post. It seems the Barak Obama uses something called the 48 laws of power to govern his life. Perhaps we can ascertain some glimpse into how he may govern based on these 48 laws of power.
The 48 Laws of Power is a 1998 book by Robert Greene. The book shares thematic elements with Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince[1] and has been compared to Sun-Tzu’s classic treatise The Art of War.
Sources and inspirations
Greene uses anecdotes from historical figures such as Louis XIV, Talleyrand, Otto von Bismarck, Catherine the Great, Mao Zedong, Haile Selassie and various con artists in order to illustrate real-world application of the 48 rules. Greene’s modern courtship theory was inspired by the writings of Baltasar Gracian and Niccolò Machiavelli.[citation needed] Greene also often uses an amoral approach, mimicking Machiavellian language, leaving the reader to weigh the ethical implications of the laws.The 48 Laws of Power
Law 1 Never Outshine the Master!
Law 2 Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies
Law 3 Conceal your Intentions
Law 4 Always Say Less than Necessary
Law 5 So Much Depends on Reputation – Guard it with your Life
Law 6 Court Attention at all Cost
Law 7 Get others to do the Work for you, but Always Take the Credit
Law 8 Make other People come to you – use Bait if Necessary
Law 9 Win through your Actions, Never through Argument
Law 10 Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky
Law 11 Learn to Keep People Dependent on You
Law 12 Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm your Victim
Law 13 When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest, Never to their Mercy or Gratitude
Law 14 Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy
Law 15 Crush your Enemy Totally
Law 16 Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor
Law 17 Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability
Law 18 Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself – Isolation is Dangerous
Law 19 Know Who You’re Dealing with – Do Not Offend the Wrong Person
Law 20 Do Not Commit to Anyone
Law 21 Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Seem Dumber than your Mark
Law 22 Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness into Power
Law 23 Concentrate Your Forces
Law 24 Play the Perfect Courtier
Law 25 Re-Create Yourself
Law 26 Keep Your Hands Clean
Law 27 Play on People’s Need to Believe to Create a Cultlike Following
Law 28 Enter Action with Boldness
Law 29 Plan All the Way to the End
Law 30 Make your Accomplishments Seem Effortless
Law 31 Control the Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards you Deal
Law 32 Play to People’s Fantasies
Law 33 Discover Each Man’s Thumbscrew
Law 34 Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated like one
Law 35 Master the Art of Timing
Law 36 Disdain Things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best Revenge
Law 37 Create Compelling Spectacles
Law 38 Think as you like but Behave like others
Law 39 Stir up Waters to Catch Fish
Law 40 Despise the Free Lunch
Law 41 Avoid Stepping into a Great Man’s Shoes
Law 42 Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep will Scatter
Law 43 Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others
Law 44 Disarm and Infuriate with the Mirror Effect
Law 45 Preach the Need for Change, but Never Reform too much at Once
Law 46 Never appear too Perfect
Law 47 Do not go Past the Mark you Aimed for; In Victory, Learn when to Stop
Law 48 Assume Formlessness
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Happy Halloween
Well today is Halloween one of my favorite days of the year. I hope everyone has a happy Halloween and make sure you don’t get scared by all the ghosts and goblins this year. Hopefully by now you have gotten out and found that perfect Halloween costume, if not the Halloween Spirit Store is holding sales today. If you want one for next year, then check out the Spirit Halloween store tomorrow or Sunday as they will be having Halloween costume sales and taking an additional 25% or 50% off the Halloween costumes in stock.
I got to wondering what others where thinking about this Halloween so I looked for some interesting search terms associated with Halloween.
Top Halloween Searches
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- Halloween History - Ever wonder where Halloween came from and how this Halloween craziness started.
- Halloween Costumes - Guess Everyone has not picked out their Halloween costume yet.
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Obama Redistribution of Wealth
October 27, 2008 by admin
Filed under Barak Obama, Featured
Lots of people have been talking about Obama’s plan for the redistribution of wealth after he becomes president. Now there has been some back and forth. Some say one thing about Obama’s tax plan and the implications for the redistribution of wealth. Well now an audio has surfaced of Obama in his own words talking more about his views on the redistribution of wealth. Now personally I’m not a rich person, but some people may say I’m doing okay. My contention is that I would not qualify for any of Obama’ redistribution of wealth policies and no one sure has the right of anything I’ve earned. I’m the one who has worked day and night for my entire adult life to accumulate what little I have and no one should be able to say I need to redistribute any part of my wealth to someone else who has not earned it.
Obama Redistribution of Wealth
