"Agile, wiry types had resilience. It was these solid, unyielding men and women who came to the psychiatrist."
“Asthmatics are nervous, susceptible to suggestion. So are people under the influence of a drug” ~ Dr. Basil Willing
Even normal people suffer from contagions of illusions. ~ Dr. Basil Willing
“the guilty mind cracks under psychological pressure. Physical violence excites resistance, but once you get a hold of a man by his mind, you really have him” ~ Dr. Basil Willing
“It is said that a man always reverts to the language of birth at three times – when he prays, when he makes love, and when he counts or does a mathematical problem.” ~ Dr. Basil Willing
Steps in the manufacturing of public opinion: 1. First stories in media “are factual, but open-minded....What a difference!” when the government/military takes over. 2. The theory to be debunked is “Always printed in quotation marks….The ‘reports’ have become ‘rumors’ overnight." 3. “The most improbable (reports) are chosen for publication.” 4. “Other witnesses (to the original story) are discouraged” by statements from previous witnesses about the hell they’ve endured. 5. “John Q. Public is reminded that most modern mysteries are advertising gags.” ~ Admiral Curtis Laidlaw
“You just can’t teach scientists to slant things for propaganda purposes!” ~ Admiral Curtis Laidlaw