On the record
No one with experience of a great crowd under the sway of a skilled orator can doubt his power deliberately to create disorder if he so desires.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgNo one with experience of a great crowd under the sway of a skilled orator can doubt his power deliberately to create disorder if he so desires.
Laski acknowledges the significant influence a skilled orator can have over a crowd's behavior.
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