Here then was the paradox of the President's speech. We normals-aided, doubtless, by our wish to be fooled, were indeed well and truly fooled {'Populus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur'}. And so cunningly was deceptive word-use combined with deceptive tone, that only the brain-damaged remained intact, undeceived.
( Oliver Sacks )
[ The Man Who Mistook His Wife ]
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