Being in doubt as to what constitutes truth or error, and having, on the other hand, a clear notion of its strength, a crowd is as disposed to give authoritative effect to its inspirations as it is intolerant. An individual may accept contradiction and discussion; a crowd will never do so. At public meetings the slightest contradiction on the part of an orator is immediately received with howls of fury and violent invective, soon followed by blows, and expulsion should the orator stick to his point. Without the restraining presence of the representatives of authority the contradictor, indeed, would often be done to death
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Le Pen also discussed the emotions and moral values of groups, believing that groups are easy to be hinted at and affect judgment, and feelings will be exaggerated or simplified, narrow, arbitrary and conservative. He emphasized that the opinions and beliefs of the group, once established, have the invincible power to hypnotize people.